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Mousquet was an Шаблон:Sclass built for the French Navy in the first decade of the 20th century. Completed in 1903, the ship was initially assigned to the Mediterranean Squadron, but was transferred to the Far East the following year. She was sunk by the Imperial German Navy cruiser Шаблон:SMS during the Battle of Penang in 1914, a few months after the beginning of World War I.

Design and description

The Arquebuse class was designed as a faster version of the preceding Шаблон:Sclass. The ships had an overall length of Шаблон:Convert,[1] a beam of Шаблон:Convert, and a maximum draft of Шаблон:Convert.[2] They normally displaced Шаблон:Convert and Шаблон:Cvt at deep load. The two vertical triple-expansion steam engines each drove one propeller shaft using steam provided by two du Temple Guyot or Normand boilers. The engines were designed to produce a total of Шаблон:Convert[1] for a design speed of Шаблон:Convert,[3] all the ships exceeded their contracted speed during their sea trials.[1] They carried enough coal to give them a range of Шаблон:Convert at Шаблон:Convert.[2] Their crew consisted of four officers and fifty-eight enlisted men.[1]

The main armament of the Arquebuse-class ships consisted of a single Шаблон:Convert gun forward of the bridge and six [[QF 3-pounder Hotchkiss|Шаблон:Convert]] Hotchkiss guns in single mounts, three on each broadside. They were fitted with two single rotating mounts for Шаблон:Convert torpedo tubes on the centerline, one between the funnels and the other on the stern.[1]

Construction and career

Mousquet (Musket) was ordered from Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire on 14 November 1900 and the ship was laid down in November at the company's shipyard in Nantes. She was launched on 7 August 1902 and conducted her sea trials during February–May 1903. The ship was commissioned after her completion and was assigned to the Mediterranean Fleet (Шаблон:Lang).[4] Mousquet and her sister ship Шаблон:Ship were used to conduct the navy's first trials with wireless telegraphy.[5] The destroyers and their sister Шаблон:Ship were transferred to the Far East Squadron (Шаблон:Lang) based in French Indochina in April 1904; they traveled there in company with the protected cruiser Шаблон:Ship.[4][6]

In March 1907, the three destroyers were assigned to the newly formed 1st China Sea Torpedo Boat Flotilla (Шаблон:Lang) of the Far East Squadron.[6] As of 1911, the renamed Naval Division of the Far East (Шаблон:Lang) consisted of the armored cruisers Шаблон:Ship and Шаблон:Ship, the old torpedo cruiser Шаблон:Ship, Mousquet and two other destroyers, six torpedo boats, and four submarines, along with a number of smaller vessels.[7] In July of that year, Mousquet was placed in reserve at Saigon, where she remained laid up until early 1914.[6] She was recommissioned on 5 March to relieve Fronde and was still on active service when World War I began in July 1914.[4]

World War I

At the start of World War I in August 1914, the Naval Division of the Far East included Mousquet, along with the armored cruisers Шаблон:Ship and Dupleix, D'Iberville, and the destroyers Pistolet and Fronde. The unit was based in Saigon in French Indochina. The destroyers and D'Iberville were initially sent to patrol the Strait of Malacca while the armored cruisers were sent north to join the search for the German East Asia Squadron.[8] D'Iberville and the destroyers conducted patrols in the strait for the German unprotected cruiser Шаблон:SMS, which was known to be passing through the area at the time; the French ships failed to locate the German vessel.[9]

In the early hours of 28 October, the German light cruiser Шаблон:SMS raided Triple Entente warships in the Battle of Penang. Mousquet was approaching the harbor at George Town, Penang, when Emden fled, having torpedoed and sunk the Russian protected cruiser Шаблон:Ship. Mousquet turned away from Emden when the latter opened fire, but the German vessel quickly found the range and scored at least one hit that damaged MousquetШаблон:'s propulsion system. Mousquet returned fire with one of her guns and launched a torpedo, but both missed. The damage from EmdenШаблон:'s shell quickly proved to be fatal, and once it became apparent that she was sinking by the bow, the Germans ceased firing and came close by to pick up survivors. Emden lowered a pair of cutters and rescued an officer and 35 men. Another 42 of her crew, including her captain, were killed in the sinking.[10] Two days later, Emden stopped the British steamer Шаблон:SS and transferred the survivors to her.[11]

The wreck was deemed at hazard to navigation in 1969 and was scrapped in place. The remains of the sailors locked in the wreck were handed over to France by the Malaysian government on 20 October 1970 and transferred to New Caledonia. They now rest in a tomb in the naval base at Nouméa.[12]

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  1. ↑ 1,0 1,1 1,2 1,3 1,4 Roberts, p. 377
  2. ↑ 2,0 2,1 Couhat, p. 86
  3. ↑ Stanglini & Cosentino, p. 227
  4. ↑ 4,0 4,1 4,2 Roberts, p. 378
  5. ↑ Campbell, p. 326
  6. ↑ 6,0 6,1 6,2 Le Masson, p. 137
  7. ↑ Burgoyne, p. 66
  8. ↑ Jordan & Caresse, p. 219
  9. ↑ Corbett, pp. 154–155
  10. ↑ Staff, pp. 129–132
  11. ↑ Prévoteaux, p. 85
  12. ↑ Putz
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