Arquebuse-class destroyer
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The Arquebuse class was a group of 20 destroyers built for the French Navy in the first decade of the 20th century. Two ships were sunk during the First World War and the others were scrapped after th
A postcard of Sarbacane underway in 1905
QF 3-pounder Hotchkiss
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The QF 3-pounder Hotchkiss or in French use Canon Hotchkiss à tir rapide de 47 mm were a family of long-lived light 47 mm naval guns introduced in 1886 to defend against new, small and fast vessels su
Arquebuse-class destroyer
…52 km/h; 32 mph) Range 2,300 nmi (4,300 km; 2,600 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) Complement 60 Armament 1 × single 65 mm (2.6 in) gun 6 × single 47 mm (1.9 in) guns 2 × single 380 mm (15 in) torpedo tubes The Arquebuse class was a group of 20 destroyers built for the French Navy in the first decade of the 20th…
A Royal Navy 3-pounder gun on a central pivot mount in 1915.
Model of gun in French service on "elastic frame" mounting (affût-crinoline), at the Musée national de la Marine Paris.
The Noonday gun at Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
Two of the four operational QF 3 pounder Hotchkiss cannons aboard ARA Libertad