French destroyer Rapière explained

Rapière was a built for the French Navy around the beginning of the 20th century.

Construction and service

When the First World War began in August 1914, Rapière was assigned to the 3rd Destroyer Flotilla (French: 3^e escadrille de torpilleurs) of the 2nd Light Squadron (French: 2^e escadre légère)^[1] based at Cherbourg.

Bibliography

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• Book: Couhat, Jean Labayle. French Warships of World War I. 1974. Ian Allan . London. 0-7110-0445-5.
• Book: Prévoteaux . Gérard . La marine française dans la Grande guerre: les combattants oubliés: Tome I 1914–1915 . 2017 . Éditions Lela presse . Le Vigen, France . 978-2-37468-000-2. The French Navy during the Great War: The Forgotten Combatants, Book I 1914–1915. Collection Navires & Histoire des Marines du Mond. 23.
• Book: Prévoteaux . Gérard . La marine française dans la Grande guerre: les combattants oubliés: Tome II 1916–1918 . 2017 . Éditions Lela presse . Le Vigen, France . 978-2-37468-001-9. The French Navy during the Great War: The Forgotten Combatants, Book II 1916–1918. Collection Navires & Histoire des Marines du Mond. 27.
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Notes and References

1. Prévoteaux, Tome I, p. 34