 Enseigne Roux at anchor
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| Class overview | |
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| Name | Enseigne Roux class |
| Builders | Arsenal de Rochefort |
| Operators |  French Navy |
| Preceded by | Bisson class |
| Succeeded by |
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| Built | 1913–1915 |
| In commission | 1915–1936 |
| Planned | 3 |
| Completed | 2 |
| Scrapped | 2 |
| General characteristics (as built) | |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Displacement | 1,075 t (1,058 long tons) (deep load) |
| Length | 82.6 m (271 ft) (o/a) |
| Beam | 8.6 m (28 ft 3 in) |
| Draft | 3 m (9 ft 10 in) |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion | 2 shafts; 2 steam turbines |
| Speed | 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
| Range | 1,400 nmi (2,600 km; 1,600 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
| Complement | 81 |
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The Enseigne Roux class was the thirteenth class of destroyers to be built for the French Navy during World War I. The first two units of this class, the Enseigne Roux and the Mécanicien Principal Lestin saw use during the war. However, the construction of the third ship of the class — Enseigne Gabolde — was suspended in 1914. It was then resumed in 1921, and completed in 1923 to a modified design.