Pertuisane-class destroyer

The Pertuisane class (sometimes referred to as the Rochefortais class as they were all build in Rochefort) was a group of four destroyers built for the French Navy in the first decade of the 20th century. They survived the First World War only to be scrapped afterwards.

Ships

 * FRENCH DESTROYER Pertuisane - launched 5 December 1900, stricken 16 March 1923.
 * FRENCH DESTROYER Escopette - launched 20 December 1900, stricken 4 April 1921.
 * FRENCH DESTROYER Flamberge - launched 28 October 1900, stricken 1 October 1920.
 * FRENCH DESTROYER Rapière - launched 16 July 1901, stricken 27 October 1921.

Escopette was sent by the French government on 25 July 1909 as a seaborne escort for Louis Blériot's English Channel-crossing flight.