French destroyer Magon
Magon was one of six s built for the French Navy during the 1910s. Construction and design. "Magon" was laid down at the Nantes shipyard of Ateliers et Chantiers de Bretagne in 1911 as one of six s ordered for the French Navy under the 1910 and 1911 construction programmes as a follow-on to the earlier "800-tonne" destroyers. She was launched on 19 April 1913 and was completed in 1914. The "Bisson"-class were long between perpendiculars, with a beam of and a draught of . The machinery powering the ships differed in detail between the ships  of the class. "Magon" was fitted with four Indret boilers which fed steam to two set of Rateau steam turbines, with the machinery rated at , giving a design speed of . Four funnels were fitted. "Magon" reached a speed of during sea trials, and was the fastest of her class, although operational sea speeds were lower. Armament consisted of two Modèle 1893 guns, four Modèle 1902 guns and four 450mm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes in two twin mounts. This was modified during the First World War by the addition of a 47 mm or 75 mm anti-aircraft gun, two  machineguns and provision for up to ten depth charges. The ship had a crew of 5–7 officers and 75–77 other ranks. Service. First World War. Mediterranean. On 23 May 1915, Italy declared war on Austro-Hungary, and "Magon" was one of 12 French destroyers deployed in support of the Italian Fleet, operating out of Brindisi. She was deployed on patrols aimed at stopping Austro-Hungarian surface ships and submarines from passing through the Straits of Otranto. On 8 June, "Magon" was part of the escort (consisting of four Italian and three French destroyers) for the British light cruiser on a  patrol off the Albanian coast intended to destroy Austro-Hungarian light naval forces. Despite the strong escort, the Austro-Hungarian submarine managed to torpedo "Dublin", killing 13 of the British cruiser's crew, but the escort managed to drive away several more suspected submarine attacks, and "Dublin" successfully reached Brindisi without further damage. On 12 July, "Magon" and sister ship raided the island of Lastovo off the Austrian coast of the Adriatic (now part of Croatia), destroying oil stores and the telegraph station. This attack was simultaneous with the Italian occupation of Palagruža. She remained based at Brindisi in September  1915, but on 6 December was recorded as being at Nantes. Dunkirk flotilla. From December 1916 "Magon" served in the Dunkirk flotilla, operating in the English Channel and Dover Straits.