An item referred to the magazine Le Yacht reporting that at Le Havre, France two destroyers built for Russian account were launched. One was built by Graville, the other by Chantiers Normand. These were tow of the four destroyers ordered during the war between Russian and Japan. The other two were to be launched at the shipyard of Aug. Normand in November respectively December. The new destroyers were similar to the destroyers last year built by this shipyard and for which the design of the French destroyer Framée was used. Displacement 330 tons and a length of 57 metres. The two screws supplied by the 3.200 machinery with 4 boilers allowed a speed of 26 miles. The armament consisted of 1-7,6cm gun, 5-4,7cm guns and 2 torpedo guns. (1)
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1. This must be the Lovki class consisting all laid down in 1904 namely Loviki, Letuchi and Likhoi at Normand 1904, the Iskusni, Ispolnitelno, Kryepki and Legki at La Seyne and the Leitenant Burakov, Moshchni, Molodetzki and Myetki at F.&C., Le Havre.
