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Thursday 17 August 2017

French destroyer Hussard performed well during her trials according to the Dutch magazine Marineblad dated 1909-1910 no. 6

An item referred to the magazine le Yacht reporting that the Hussard (1) one of the new large French destroyers completed her official trial and achieved a speed of 29,9 miles while the contracted speed was 28 miles. She was the second ship of the Chasseur type which executed so easy the full speed trial.(1)

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1. Of the Spahi-class, consisting of the Aspirant Herber, carabinier, Enseigne Henry, Hussard, Lansquenet, Mameluck and Spahi, preceded by the Claymoe-class, succeeded by the Voltigeur-class, launched by Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire, Nantes, France on 12 September 1908, completed in September 1911 and stricken in March 1922.