An item referred to the magazine le Yacht reporting that the new French destroyer Cimeterre was stopped with performing the 6 hours full speed trial due to the worse sea conditions. When it was able to continue occurred problems with the main shaft which became too hot forcing to decrease the speed and finally was the trial stopped when salt contaminated the feed water as a result of a leaking condenser.(1)
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1. Of the Bouclier-class. Laid down ar the Forges et Chantiers de la Gironde, Bordeaux, France in 1909, launched on 13 April 1911, completed in 1912 and stricken on 10 July 1926.
