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when war was declared in September 1939; it made only a single sortie as a complete unit on 2–6 September when it responded to an erroneous report that German ships had left port. Afterwards it was dispersed into smaller groups to search for German commerce raiders and blockade runners. During 21–30
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had the aft superstructure remodeled in 1941 to create a platform atop the aft ammunition hoists and platforms on each side for 37 mm guns. The twin-gun mounts was repositioned on the upper platform and one of the lower platforms while the other one was occupied by a single mount as there was a
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were enlarged to accommodate the Hotchkiss machine guns. After the war began, depth-charge stowage increased to 48 and a pair of rails were installed on the stern for 35-kilogram (77 lb) depth charges. Each rail could accommodate 3 depth charges and 15 more were stored in the magazine. In early
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was the only ship of her class assigned to it and was one of its escorts when they made a training sortie into the Western Mediterranean on 16–18 October. When the Germans attempted to capture the French ships in Toulon on 27 November 1942, the ship was scuttled by her crew. The Germans considered
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then began escorting convoys evacuating people from mainland France to French North Africa, and escorted cruisers fruitlessly searching for Italian cruisers on 23–24 June after an erroneous report that they were at sea. After the British
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on 26 July 1935, her turbines provided 96,112 metric horsepower (70,690 kW; 94,797 shp) and she reached 42.3 knots (78.3 km/h; 48.7 mph) for a single hour. She carried enough
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on the 10th. On the night of 23/24 April 1940, the 8th Scout Division made a high-speed patrol of the Skaggerak, hoping to attack German merchantmen headed for Norway. They encountered two
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on 15 November 1935, completed on 10 February 1936 and entered service on 15 April. Completion was delayed when her turbines stripped some of their blades and required lengthy repairs.
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chutes were built into their stern; these housed a total of sixteen 200-kilogram (440 lb) depth charges with another dozen available in the torpedo
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system in cases, pending the modification of the hull to accommodate the required flexible underwater dome scheduled for the following year.
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in two twin-gun mounts aft of the 37 mm mounts. The ships carried three above-water triple sets of 550-millimeter (21.7 in)
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then began having engine problems and the ships were forced to reduce speed. Near-misses by German bombers damaged one of
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class consisted of 11 officers and 221 crewmen in peacetime, with the number of the latter increasing to 254 in wartime.
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during the war; her bow was raised in mid-1945 and used to replace the bow of one of her sister ships. Her wreck was
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belonged to the 10th. Between 15 January and 26 February 1937, the 2nd Light Squadron cruised as far south as
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into the Western Mediterranean on 12–13 June, after Italy declared war on the Allies on the 10th.
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1940 twin-gun 37 mm mounts replaced the single-gun mounts and in October–November a pair of
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and the Hotchkiss machine guns were repositioned on new platforms on the center superstructure.
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several times as they unsuccessfully hunted for Italian ships after Italy declared war in June.
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returned to Mers-el-KĂ©bir on 9 May, but transferred shortly afterwards to nearby
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and escorted her to Brest. In anticipation of an Italian declaration of war, the
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in late April 1940 in case Italy decided to enter the war. She screened French
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on 3 July, the ship escorted the cruisers that attempted to rendezvous with
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s entered service they were assigned to the newly formed 8th and 10th Light
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in November 1942. Heavily damaged during Allied air raids, the ship was not
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French Destroyers: Torpilleurs d'Escadre & Contre-Torpilleurs 1922–1956
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shortage of twin-gun mounts. In 1942 the ship was provided with an Alpha-2
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Chronology of the War at Sea 1939–1945: The Naval History of World War Two
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A view of Toulon harbor, late 1944, looking down the length of the
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to both sides, but the forward mounts were positioned one on each
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of 4.5 meters (14 ft 9 in). The ships displaced 2,569
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was salvaged in July 1945 and was used to replace the bow of
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Ordered on 18 August 1931 as part of the 1930 Naval Program,
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Both the 8th and 10th Scout Divisions were assigned to the
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Roberts, John (1980). "France". In Chesneau, Roger (ed.).
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after she escaped from Mers-el-KĂ©bir and later arrived at
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to little effect and narrowly missed spotting a convoy of
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Mitrailleuse de 13.2 mm (0.52 in) CA Modèle 1929
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u-boote.fr PASTEUR (in French) Accessed 4 September 2022
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and damaged one of them while also engaging a pair of
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The turbines were designed to produce 74,000 268:37 knots (69 km/h; 43 mph) (designed) 833:were assigned to the 8th Light Division while 782:during an exercise of the 2nd Light Squadron. 2015: 1490: 1298: 607:Canon de 37 mm (1.5 in) Modèle 1925 1222: 1050: 978: 929: 888: 881: 791: 756: 746: 740: 424: 381: 365: 359: 1083:which had been severed in a collision with 865:, reviewed the fleet, including all of the 515:and 3,417 metric tons (3,363 long tons) at 499:of 12 meters (39 ft 4 in), and a 495:of 132.4 meters (434 ft 5 in), a 408:in April 1940 and was then transferred to 315:13.2 mm (0.52 in) AA machine guns 2022: 2008: 1497: 1483: 1305: 1291: 1210:Jordan & Moulin, pp. 236, 246–247, 280 364:, "Torpedo-boat destroyer") built for the 1505:Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1936 1165:Jordan & Moulin, pp. 138–139, 214–215 491:(83 km/h; 52 mph). They had an 458: 16:French Le Fantasque-class large destroyer 3438:World War II warships scuttled at Toulon 1223:Jordan, John & Moulin, Jean (2015). 1002: 19:For other ships with the same name, see 3316:Scuttling of the French fleet at Toulon 1241: 1148: 1094:s wreck was scrapped in place in 1950. 347:("The indomitable one") was one of six 3400: 1260: 1060:salvaging her and redesignated her as 696:Forges et Chantiers de la MĂ©diterranĂ©e 319:3 Ă— triple 550 mm (21.7 in) 87:Forges et Chantiers de la MĂ©diterranĂ©e 2003: 1478: 1464:List of destroyers of the French Navy 1286: 1227:. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing. 1145:Jordan & Moulin 2015, pp. 156–159 1127:Jordan & Moulin, pp. 140, 143–144 1109:Jordan & Moulin, pp. 137, 139–140 965:s propeller shafts as they withdrew. 50: 581:guns in single mounts, protected by 203:132.4 m (434 ft 5 in) 3433:Maritime incidents in November 1942 977:. She took part in a sortie by the 922:, rendezvoused with the battleship 726: 13: 721: 288:11 officers, 254 sailors (wartime) 148:General characteristics (as built) 14: 3449: 3423:World War II destroyers of France 1174:Jordan & Moulin, pp. 208, 213 901:against a possible attack by the 609:guns in single mounts positioned 219:4.5 m (14 ft 9 in) 3383: 3378: 3366: 3358: 1985: 1980: 1388: 1325: 1136:Jordan & Moulin, pp. 145–151 647: 300:138.6 mm (5.5 in) guns 211:12 m (39 ft 4 in) 189:3,417 t (3,363 long tons) ( 52: 31: 1216: 1204: 1195: 1186: 875: 681: 531:, using steam provided by four 431:) when it was formed after the 1177: 1168: 1159: 1139: 1130: 1121: 1112: 1103: 748:Division de contre-torpilleurs 710:, on 25 January 1932. She was 1: 3408:Le Fantasque-class destroyers 1097: 1033:(nearly fully submerged) and 778:collided at the mouth of the 562:to give her a range of 2,900 477:and one member of the class, 419:The ship was assigned to the 1055:was formed on 25 September, 7: 1183:Jordan & Moulin, p. 222 519:. They were powered by two 10: 3454: 3428:Maritime incidents in 1936 605:armament consisted of two 18: 3353: 3177: 2035: 1975: 1757: 1510: 1459: 1433: 1386: 1323: 589:pair fore and aft of the 573:The main armament of the 487:that was in excess of 45 147: 45: 30: 659:Browning 13.2-millimeter 306:37 mm (1.5 in) 1066:constructive total loss 990:attack on Mers-el-KĂ©bir 893:, including all of the 859:Alphonse Gasnier-Duparc 380:s were assigned to the 21:French ship Indomptable 1051: 1046: 1011:. 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Scott 2415: 2414: 2409: 2408: 2402: 2401: 2394: 2391: 2390: 2385: 2384: 2378: 2377: 2372: 2371: 2365: 2364: 2358: 2355: 2354: 2349: 2348: 2342: 2341: 2336: 2335: 2329: 2328: 2323: 2322: 2315: 2312: 2311: 2306: 2305: 2299: 2298: 2293: 2292: 2287: 2286: 2280: 2279: 2273: 2269: 2268: 2263: 2262: 2256: 2255: 2250: 2249: 2244: 2243: 2238: 2237: 2232: 2231: 2226: 2225: 2220: 2219: 2214: 2213: 2207: 2206: 2201: 2200: 2195: 2194: 2189: 2188: 2183: 2182: 2177: 2176: 2171: 2170: 2165: 2164: 2157: 2154: 2153: 2147: 2146: 2141: 2140: 2135: 2134: 2128: 2125: 2124: 2119: 2118: 2117:City of Cairo 2113: 2112: 2106: 2103: 2102: 2096: 2093: 2092: 2087: 2086: 2080: 2077: 2076: 2072: 2071: 2065: 2062: 2061: 2056: 2055: 2050: 2049: 2043: 2042: 2040: 2038: 2034: 2025: 2020: 2018: 2013: 2011: 2006: 2005: 2002: 1992: 1988: 1983: 1979: 1974: 1967: 1966: 1960: 1957: 1956: 1950: 1947: 1946: 1940: 1937: 1936: 1930: 1926: 1922: 1921: 1915: 1914: 1907: 1904: 1903: 1896: 1893: 1892: 1885: 1882: 1881: 1876: 1875: 1869: 1866: 1865: 1859: 1856: 1855: 1849: 1846: 1845: 1839: 1836: 1835: 1830: 1829: 1828:L'Indomptable 1823: 1820: 1819: 1814: 1813: 1807: 1804: 1803: 1797: 1796: 1789: 1786: 1785: 1779: 1776: 1775: 1770: 1769: 1763: 1762: 1760: 1756: 1749: 1748: 1747:Hai-Kan No. 6 1743: 1742: 1736: 1733: 1732: 1726: 1723: 1722: 1716: 1713: 1712: 1706: 1703: 1702: 1696: 1693: 1692: 1686: 1683: 1682: 1676: 1673: 1672: 1665: 1662: 1661: 1655: 1652: 1651: 1644: 1641: 1640: 1633: 1630: 1629: 1622: 1619: 1618: 1611: 1608: 1607: 1601: 1598: 1597: 1590: 1587: 1586: 1579: 1576: 1575: 1569: 1566: 1565: 1559: 1556: 1555: 1548: 1545: 1544: 1543:Santa Rosalia 1538: 1535: 1534: 1528: 1525: 1524: 1518: 1517: 1515: 1513: 1509: 1500: 1495: 1493: 1488: 1486: 1481: 1480: 1477: 1465: 1462: 1461: 1458: 1452: 1450: 1446:Followed by: 1445: 1443: 1441: 1437:Preceded by: 1436: 1435: 1432: 1425: 1421: 1420: 1416: 1413: 1412:L'Indomptable 1409: 1408: 1404: 1403: 1401: 1399: 1398: 1385: 1379: 1378: 1377:Le Triomphant 1374: 1372: 1371: 1367: 1365: 1364: 1363:L'Indomptable 1360: 1358: 1357: 1353: 1351: 1350: 1346: 1344: 1343: 1339: 1338: 1336: 1334: 1322: 1318: 1316: 1308: 1303: 1301: 1296: 1294: 1289: 1288: 1285: 1277: 1275:1-59114-119-2 1271: 1267: 1263: 1259: 1255: 1253:0-8317-0303-2 1249: 1245: 1240: 1236: 1230: 1226: 1221: 1220: 1207: 1198: 1189: 1180: 1171: 1162: 1156: 1151: 1142: 1133: 1124: 1115: 1106: 1102: 1095: 1090: 1089:L'Indomptable 1086: 1082: 1078: 1071: 1070:L'Indomptable 1067: 1063: 1058: 1057:L'Indomptable 1053: 1044: 1043: 1038: 1037: 1032: 1031: 1026: 1025:L'Indomptable 1022: 1021: 1016: 1015: 1010: 1005: 1001: 999: 995: 991: 986: 985:L'Indomptable 981: 980:Force de Raid 976: 972: 968: 967:L'Indomptable 961: 960:Le Triomphant 957: 953: 949: 945: 941: 937: 936:Mers-el-KĂ©bir 932: 931:Force de Raid 927: 926: 921: 920:Le Triomphant 917: 913: 912:L'Indomptable 909: 908: 904: 903:heavy cruiser 900: 896: 891: 890:Force de Raid 887:October, the 884: 883:Force de Raid 873: 868: 864: 860: 857:. On 27 May, 856: 852: 848: 847: 842: 838: 837: 832: 831: 826: 825: 824:Le Triomphant 820: 819:L'Indomptable 815: 813: 809: 805: 801: 800:L'Indomptable 796: 795: 789: 785: 784:Albert Lebrun 781: 777: 776: 772: 768: 767:L'Indomptable 764: 759: 754: 749: 743: 738: 734: 719: 717: 713: 709: 705: 701: 697: 693: 689: 688:L'Indomptable 679: 677: 672: 671:L'Indomptable 668: 664: 660: 655: 648:Modifications 645: 643: 639: 635: 631: 627: 623: 622:torpedo tubes 619: 616: 612: 608: 604: 603:anti-aircraft 600: 596: 592: 588: 584: 580: 576: 571: 569: 565: 561: 557: 550: 549:L'Indomptable 546: 542: 539:(54,000  538: 534: 530: 526: 522: 518: 514: 510: 506: 502: 498: 494: 490: 486: 482: 481: 476: 473: 471: 466: 456: 454: 450: 446: 442: 438: 437:L'Indomptable 434: 429: 428: 422: 417: 415: 411: 407: 403: 399: 398:L'Indomptable 395: 391: 386: 385: 384:Force de Raid 379: 375: 370: 369: 362: 357: 353: 351: 346: 345: 344:L'Indomptable 334: 330: 328: 327:depth charges 324: 322: 321:torpedo tubes 318: 316: 312: 310: 307: 303: 301: 297: 296: 295: 292: 291: 287: 284: 283: 279: 275: 272: 271: 267: 264: 263: 260: 256: 253: 252: 246: 242: 239:(54,000  238: 234: 232: 228: 227: 226: 223: 222: 218: 215: 214: 210: 207: 206: 202: 199: 198: 192: 188: 185: 181: 177: 173: 172: 171: 168: 167: 164: 161: 159: 155: 152: 151: 146: 142: 139: 136: 135: 132:15 April 1936 131: 128: 127: 123: 120: 119: 115: 112: 111: 107: 104: 103: 99: 96: 95: 92: 88: 85: 82: 81: 77: 74: 73: 70: 69:L'Indomptable 67: 64: 63: 49: 44: 39: 38:L'Indomptable 34: 29: 26: 22: 3376:October 1942 3342: 3335: 3325: 3306: 3295: 3289: 3277: 3268: 3257: 3246: 3235: 3225: 3215: 3208: 3201: 3191:Thomas Stone 3190: 3166: 3161:Saint Edmond 3159: 3154: 3143: 3138: 3132: 3126: 3119: 3109:Dunedin Star 3108: 3098: 3092: 3086: 3079: 3068: 3062: 3056: 3050: 3044: 3038: 3032: 3026: 3020: 3014: 3008: 3002: 2996: 2990: 2984: 2978: 2972: 2966: 2960: 2955:Marseillaise 2954: 2948: 2942: 2936: 2930: 2929: 2924: 2918: 2912: 2905: 2900: 2894: 2888: 2882: 2876: 2870: 2864: 2857: 2852: 2846: 2840: 2834: 2828: 2822: 2816: 2810: 2804: 2798: 2792: 2786: 2780: 2774: 2768: 2762: 2751: 2740: 2730: 2720: 2710: 2700: 2695:Prins Harald 2694: 2684: 2674:Tower Grange 2673: 2667: 2657: 2647: 2641: 2631: 2624: 2618: 2612: 2605: 2599: 2593: 2586: 2580: 2573: 2562: 2556: 2550: 2544: 2538: 2527: 2521: 2515: 2508: 2502: 2495: 2489: 2483:Isaac Sweers 2482: 2476: 2469: 2462: 2455: 2444: 2438: 2432: 2426: 2419: 2412: 2406: 2399: 2388: 2382: 2376:Sidi Ferruch 2375: 2370:Joseph Hewes 2369: 2362: 2352: 2346: 2339: 2333: 2326: 2320: 2309: 2303: 2296: 2290: 2284: 2277: 2266: 2260: 2253: 2247: 2241: 2235: 2229: 2223: 2217: 2211: 2204: 2198: 2192: 2186: 2180: 2174: 2168: 2162: 2151: 2143: 2138: 2132: 2122: 2116: 2110: 2100: 2090: 2083: 2074: 2069: 2058: 2053: 2047: 1964: 1954: 1943: 1933: 1919: 1912: 1901: 1890: 1879: 1873: 1863: 1853: 1842: 1833: 1827: 1826: 1817: 1811: 1801: 1794: 1782: 1773: 1767: 1745: 1740: 1729: 1720: 1710: 1700: 1690: 1681:Pourquoi-Pas 1680: 1670: 1659: 1649: 1638: 1627: 1616: 1605: 1595: 1584: 1572: 1562: 1553: 1542: 1532: 1522: 1448: 1439: 1423: 1418: 1411: 1406: 1405: 1397:Kriegsmarine 1396: 1376: 1369: 1362: 1361: 1355: 1348: 1342:Le Fantasque 1341: 1315:Le Fantasque 1314: 1265: 1243: 1224: 1217:Bibliography 1206: 1197: 1188: 1179: 1170: 1161: 1150: 1141: 1132: 1123: 1114: 1105: 1088: 1084: 1080: 1069: 1061: 1056: 1048: 1041: 1035: 1029: 1024: 1019: 1013: 1008: 993: 984: 970: 966: 959: 955: 944:patrol boats 924: 919: 915: 911: 905: 897:s, screened 895:Le Fantasque 894: 879: 876:World War II 867:Le Fantasque 866: 845: 840: 836:Le Fantasque 835: 829: 823: 818: 816: 811: 808:Le Fantasque 807: 803: 799: 794:École Navale 774: 766: 733:Le Fantasque 732: 730: 716:commissioned 687: 685: 682:Construction 670: 654:bridge wings 651: 634:depth charge 632:. 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Index

French ship Indomptable

Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée
La Seyne-sur-Mer
Scuttled
Le Fantasque-class
destroyer
t
long tons
standard
deep load
water-tube boilers
PS
kW
shp
steam turbines
nmi
138.6 mm (5.5 in) guns
37 mm (1.5 in)
AA guns
13.2 mm (0.52 in) AA machine guns
torpedo tubes
depth charges
mines
Le Fantasque-class
destroyers
Marine Nationale
Second World War
Force de Raid
commerce raiders

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