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Wednesday 16 August 2017

French destroyer Cavalier harassed by turbine problems during trials according to the Dutch magazine Marineblad dated 1910-1911 no. 11

An item referred to the magazine le Yacht reporting that the new French destroyer Cavalier which performed so well during the last trials was yet not available for service. When the turbines were examined after the trials were broken rotor blades discovered. This seemed to become a common problem while earlier the Chasseur had the same and also the battleship Voltaire seemed to be suffering from this problem known as Schaufalsalat.(1)

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1. Of the Chasseur-class consisting of the Chasseur, Actée, Cavalier, Fantassin and the Janissaire, preceded by the Voltigeur-class and succeeded by the Bouclier-class, launched by Chantiers et Ateliers Augustin Normand, Le Havre, France on 9 May 1910, training ship since 1914 and stricken in December 1927.