Bisson-class destroyer

A profile view of Bisson in harbor
Class overview
NameBisson class
Operators French Navy
Preceded byBouclier class
Succeeded byEnseigne Roux class
Built1911–1914
In commission1912–1934
Completed6
Lost1
Scrapped5
General characteristics (as built)
TypeDestroyer
Displacement756–791 t (744–779 long tons)
Length78.1 m (256 ft 3 in) (p/p)
Beam8.6 m (28 ft 3 in)
Draft3.1 m (10 ft 2 in)
Installed power
Propulsion2 shafts; 2 steam turbines
Speed30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Range1,950 nmi (3,610 km; 2,240 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement80–83
Armament

The Bisson class consisted of six destroyers built for the French Navy during the 1910s. One ship was lost during the First World War, but the others survived to be scrapped afterwards.