An item referred to the magazine le Yacht reporting that the cylindrical of the French destroyer Fleurus (1) were to be replaced by Niclausse-boilers. It was expected that the Fleurus with her new boilers a good destroyer was in contrary to the other 5 vessels of the same type.
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1. Of the Wattignies-class consisting of the Wattignies (1891-1908) and Fleurus (1893-1903), with a displacement of 1.240 (standard) tonnes and as dimensions 68 x 9 4 4,7 metres. Speed 27 knots.
