French destroyer Bisson

History
Bisson in harbor
France
Name:	Bisson
Builder:	Arsenal de Toulon
Laid down:	January 1911
Launched:	12 September 1913
Completed:	1913
Struck:	June 1936
General characteristics
Class and type:	Bisson-class destroyer
Displacement:	768–804 t (756–791 long tons)
Length:	78.1 m (256 ft 3 in) (p/p)
Beam:	8.6 m (28 ft 3 in)
Draft:	3.1 m (10 ft 2 in)
Installed power:	15,000 shp (11,185 kW) 4 Indret water-tube boilers
Propulsion:	2 shafts; 2 Breguet steam turbines
Speed:	30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Range:	1,950 nmi (3,610 km; 2,240 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement:	80–83
Armament:	2 × 100 mm (3.9 in) Mle 1893 guns 4 × 65 mm (2.6 in) Mle 1902 guns 2 × twin 450 mm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes

Bisson was the name ship of her class of destroyers built for the French Navy during the 1910s.

References

Bibliography

Couhat, Jean Labayle (1974). French Warships of World War I. London: Ian Allen. 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.

Bisson-class destroyers

Bisson Renaudin Mangini Magon Protet Commandant Lucas

Preceded by: Bouclier class Followed by: Enseigne Roux class

List of destroyers of the French Navy

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