French destroyer Trident

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Trident underway in harbor
History
France
NameTrident
NamesakeTrident
BuilderArsenal de Rochefort
Laid down1905
Launched5 December 1907
Stricken13 November 1931
FateSold for scrap, 29 November 1932
General characteristics
Class and typeClaymore-class destroyer
Displacement356 t (350 long tons)
Length58 m (190 ft 3 in) (waterline)
Beam6.53 m (21 ft 5 in)
Draft2.95 m (9 ft 8 in)
Installed power
Propulsion2 shafts; 2 Triple-expansion steam engines
Speed28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph)
Range2,300 nmi (4,300 km; 2,600 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement60
Armament

Trident was one of 13 Claymore-class destroyers built for the French Navy in the first decade of the 20th century.

Bibliography

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  • Couhat, Jean Labayle (1974). French Warships of World War I. London: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-0445-5.
  • Gardiner, Robert & Gray, Randal (1985). Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-245-5.