French destroyer Commandant Lucas

Commandant Lucas was one of six Bisson-class destroyers built for the French Navy during the 1910s.

Design and description
The Bisson class were enlarged versions of the preceding Bouclier-class destroyer built to a more standardized design. The ships had a length between perpendiculars of 78.1 m, a beam of 8.6 m, and a draft of 3.1 m. Designed to displace 850 - 880 t, they displaced 756 - 791 t at normal load. Their crew numbered 80–83 men.

Commandant Lucas was powered by a pair of Breguet steam turbines, each driving one propeller shaft using steam provided by four Indret water-tube boilers. The engines were designed to produce 15000 shp which was intended to give the ships a speed of 30 kn. During her sea trials, Commandant Lucas reached a speed of 30.02 kn. The ships carried enough fuel oil to give them a range of 1450 nmi at cruising speeds of 14 kn.

The primary armament of the Bisson-class ships consisted of two 100 mm Modèle 1893 guns in single mounts, one each fore and aft of the superstructure, and four 65 mm Modèle 1902 guns distributed amidships. They were also fitted with two twin mounts for 450 mm torpedo tubes amidships.

Construction and career
Commandant Lucas was ordered from the Arsenal de Toulon and was launched on 11 July 1914. The ship was completed later that year.