The Bisson class was a class of four destroyer

Destroyer

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s of the French Navy

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 built between 1912-14, used during the First World War

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. The class is named in tribute to the French Admiral Hippolyte Bisson who sacrificed himself aboard the ship Panayoti in 1827 during the Greek War of Independence

Greek War of Independence

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The ships, similar in design to the preceding , were laid down in 1911-1912 and launched in 1913-1914. All exceeded 30 knots (58.8 km/h) in trials

Sea trial

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, the fastest being Magnon which achieved 32.02 knots (17.4 m/s). All but Magnon, which was attached to the Dunkirk Flotilla, served in the Mediterranean Sea

Mediterranean Sea

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 between 1914-1918.

Ships

Name	Builder	Launched	Fate
Bisson	Arsenal de Toulon Toulon Toulon is a town in southern France and a large military harbor on the Mediterranean coast, with a major French naval base. Located in the Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur region, Toulon is the capital of the Var department in the former province of Provence....	12 September 1912	Struck, June 1933
Renaudin	Arsenal de Toulon	20 March 1913	Torpedoed and sunk by off Durazzo Durrës Durrës is the second largest city of Albania located on the central Albanian coast, about west of the capital Tirana. It is one of the most ancient and economically important cities of Albania. Durres is situated at one of the narrower points of the Adriatic Sea, opposite the Italian ports of Bari... , 18 March 1916
Commandant Lucas	Arsenal de Toulon	11 July 1914	Struck, June 1933
Protet	Arsenal de Rochefort	15 October 1913	Struck, 1933
Mangini	Schneider, Chalon-sur-Saône Chalon-sur-Saône Chalon-sur-Saône is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.It is a sub-prefecture of the department. It is the largest city in the department; however, the department capital is the smaller city of Mâcon....	31 March 1913	Struck, 1934
Magnon	A. et Ch. de la Bretagne, Nantes Nantes Nantes is a city in western France, located on the Loire River, from the Atlantic coast. The city is the 6th largest in France, while its metropolitan area ranks 8th with over 800,000 inhabitants....	19 April 1913	Struck, 16 February 1926