Bourrasque-class destroyer

Class overview
NameBourrasque
Operators
Preceded byEnseigne Gabolde
Succeeded byAdroit class
Completed12
General characteristics
TypeDestroyer
Displacement
Length106 m (347 ft 9 in)
Beam9.64 m (31 ft 8 in)
Draught4.3 m (14 ft 1 in)
Propulsion
  • 3 boilers
  • Geared turbines
  • 31,000 shp (23,117 kW)
  • 2 shafts
Speed33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph)
Range2,150 nmi (3,980 km; 2,470 mi) at 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement7 officers, 138 men
Armament

The Bourrasque class[1] was a group of twelve French Navy destroyers (torpilleur) laid down in 1923 and in service from 1926 to 1950. Along with the heavier Chacal class, they were part of a plan to modernise the French fleet after the First World War. The Bourrasques were smaller and slower than the Chacals, but were nonetheless comparable with the British W class. The class saw varied service in the Second World War, in five different navies, on both sides. These ships were named after types of wind.

The design was used as the basis for the two Wicher-class destroyers built for the Polish Navy during the late 1920s.

  1. ^ also known as Simoun class from the first ship completed