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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
673:
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
656:
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
987:
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
558:
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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86:
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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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1039:(capsized and blown in two). In the right center distance is the partially dismantled old battleship
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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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372:(French Navy) during the 1930s. The ship entered service in 1935 and participated in the
566:(5,400 km; 3,300 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph). The crew of the
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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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shortage of twin-gun mounts. In 1942 the ship was provided with an Alpha-2
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1268:(Third Revised ed.). Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
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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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401:
308:
640:. They could also be fitted with rails capable of handling 40
1504:
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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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504:
175:
910:. On 25 November the 8th Scout Division, which consisted of
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Both the 8th and 10th Scout Divisions were assigned to the
798:) in Brest and reviewed the 2nd Light Squadron — including
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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
950:
to little effect and narrowly missed spotting a convoy of
618:
Mitrailleuse de 13.2 mm (0.52 in) CA Modèle 1929
1155:
u-boote.fr PASTEUR (in French) Accessed 4 September 2022
467:-class ships were designed to counter the fast Italian
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and damaged one of them while also engaging a pair of
376:. When war was declared in September 1939, all of the
790:, inaugurated the new building of the Naval Academy (
388:(Raiding Force) which was tasked to hunt down German
745:) which were later redesignated as scout divisions (
483:, set a world record for a ship with a conventional
2030:Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in November 1942
1312:
1244:Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946
934:, including the 8th Scout Division, assembled in
751:); both divisions were assigned to the 2nd Light
661:anti-aircraft machine guns were installed on the
3399:
579:Canon de 138.6 mm (5.5 in) Modèle 1929
1246:. New York: Mayflower Books. pp. 255–279.
1201:Jordan & Moulin 2015, pp. 226–227, 231, 233
535:. 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:
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607:Canon de 37 mm (1.5 in) Modèle 1925
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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:
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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 Méditerranée
319:3 Ă— triple 550 mm (21.7 in)
87:Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée
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)
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3366:
3358:
1985:
1980:
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1136:Jordan & Moulin, pp. 145–151
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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:
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1204:
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531:, using steam provided by four
431:) when it was formed after the
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748:Division de contre-torpilleurs
710:, on 25 January 1932. She was
1:
3408:Le Fantasque-class destroyers
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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
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3428:Maritime incidents in 1936
605:armament consisted of two
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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
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1011:. From left to right,
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940:Germans invaded Norway
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459:Design and description
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1913:Afonso de Albuquerque
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817:As of 1 October 1936
445:occupied Vichy France
1027:(all sunk upright),
863:Minister of the Navy
714:on 7 December 1933,
577:s consisted of five
1052:Forces de haute mer
788:President of France
758:2eme Escadre légère
527:, each driving one
427:Forces de haute mer
257:2 shafts; 2 geared
1741:Conde del Venadito
1047:
855:French West Africa
814:— on 30 May 1936.
765:. On 12 May 1936,
652:In April 1939 the
593:and the fifth gun
533:water-tube boilers
441:scuttled in Toulon
325:2 Ă— chutes for 28
231:water-tube boilers
143:, 27 November 1942
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1997:
1996:
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1234:978-1-84832-198-4
907:Admiral Graf Spee
537:metric horsepower
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423:High Sea Forces (
361:contre-torpilleur
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2817:Commandant Teste
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390:commerce raiders
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116:10 February 1936
91:La Seyne-sur-Mer
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224:Installed power
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100:25 January 1932
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1621:
1610:
1600:
1589:
1578:
1568:
1558:
1547:
1537:
1533:Lady Elizabeth
1527:
1516:
1514:
1508:
1507:
1502:
1501:
1494:
1487:
1479:
1470:
1469:
1467:
1466:
1460:
1457:
1456:
1454:
1453:
1444:
1434:
1431:
1430:
1428:
1427:
1415:
1402:
1400:
1384:
1383:
1381:
1380:
1373:
1366:
1359:
1352:
1345:
1337:
1335:
1321:
1320:
1310:
1309:
1302:
1295:
1287:
1281:
1280:
1274:
1262:Rohwer, JĂĽrgen
1258:
1252:
1239:
1233:
1218:
1215:
1213:
1212:
1203:
1194:
1185:
1176:
1167:
1158:
1147:
1138:
1129:
1120:
1111:
1101:
1099:
1096:
877:
874:
728:
725:
723:
720:
683:
680:
649:
646:
591:superstructure
564:nautical miles
543:; 73,000
525:steam turbines
493:overall length
475:light cruisers
460:
457:
410:French Algeria
338:
337:
336:
335:
329:
323:
317:
311:
302:
294:
290:
289:
286:
282:
281:
274:
270:
269:
266:
262:
261:
259:steam turbines
255:
251:
250:
249:
248:
243:; 73,000
233:
225:
221:
220:
217:
213:
212:
209:
205:
204:
201:
197:
196:
195:
194:
187:
170:
166:
165:
154:
153:Class and type
150:
149:
145:
144:
138:
134:
133:
130:
126:
125:
122:
118:
117:
114:
110:
109:
106:
102:
101:
98:
94:
93:
84:
80:
79:
78:18 August 1931
76:
72:
71:
66:
62:
61:
48:
47:
43:
42:
36:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
3450:
3439:
3436:
3434:
3431:
3429:
3426:
3424:
3421:
3419:
3416:
3414:
3411:
3409:
3406:
3405:
3403:
3390:
3389:December 1942
3386:
3381:
3377:
3373:
3369:
3365:
3361:
3357:
3352:
3345:
3344:
3338:
3337:
3331:
3328:
3327:
3320:
3317:
3312:
3309:
3308:
3301:
3298:
3297:
3292:
3291:
3284:
3281:
3280:
3274:
3271:
3270:
3263:
3260:
3259:
3252:
3249:
3248:
3241:
3238:
3237:
3231:
3228:
3227:
3221:
3218:
3217:
3211:
3210:
3204:
3203:
3196:
3193:
3192:
3185:
3184:
3182:
3176:
3169:
3168:
3163:
3162:
3157:
3156:
3150:
3147:
3146:
3141:
3140:
3135:
3134:
3129:
3128:
3122:
3121:
3114:
3111:
3110:
3104:
3101:
3100:
3095:
3094:
3089:
3088:
3082:
3081:
3075:
3071:
3070:
3065:
3064:
3059:
3058:
3053:
3052:
3047:
3046:
3041:
3040:
3035:
3034:
3029:
3028:
3023:
3022:
3017:
3016:
3011:
3010:
3005:
3004:
2999:
2998:
2993:
2992:
2987:
2986:
2981:
2980:
2975:
2974:
2969:
2968:
2963:
2962:
2957:
2956:
2951:
2950:
2945:
2944:
2939:
2938:
2933:
2932:
2931:L'Indomptable
2927:
2926:
2921:
2920:
2915:
2914:
2909:
2908:
2903:
2902:
2897:
2896:
2891:
2890:
2885:
2884:
2879:
2878:
2873:
2872:
2867:
2866:
2861:
2860:
2855:
2854:
2849:
2848:
2843:
2842:
2837:
2836:
2831:
2830:
2825:
2824:
2819:
2818:
2813:
2812:
2807:
2806:
2801:
2800:
2795:
2794:
2789:
2788:
2783:
2782:
2777:
2776:
2771:
2770:
2765:
2764:
2757:
2754:
2753:
2746:
2743:
2742:
2736:
2733:
2732:
2726:
2723:
2722:
2721:Sokrushitelny
2716:
2713:
2712:
2706:
2703:
2702:
2701:Pierce Butler
2697:
2696:
2690:
2687:
2686:
2679:
2676:
2675:
2670:
2669:
2663:
2660:
2659:
2653:
2650:
2649:
2644:
2643:
2637:
2634:
2633:
2627:
2626:
2621:
2620:
2615:
2614:
2608:
2607:
2602:
2601:
2596:
2595:
2589:
2588:
2583:
2582:
2576:
2575:
2568:
2565:
2564:
2559:
2558:
2553:
2552:
2547:
2546:
2541:
2540:
2534:
2530:
2529:
2524:
2523:
2518:
2517:
2511:
2510:
2509:Le Conquérant
2505:
2504:
2498:
2497:
2492:
2491:
2485:
2484:
2479:
2478:
2472:
2471:
2465:
2464:
2458:
2457:
2450:
2447:
2446:
2441:
2440:
2435:
2434:
2429:
2428:
2422:
2421:
2420:Hugh L. 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:. A pair of
575:Le Fantasque
574:
572:
568:Le Fantasque
567:
548:
479:
469:
465:Le Fantasque
464:
462:
436:
421:Vichy French
418:
397:
378:Le Fantasque
377:
350:Le Fantasque
349:
343:
342:
341:
235:74,000
169:Displacement
158:Le Fantasque
157:
121:Commissioned
68:
37:
25:
3120:Northampton
3093:Nova Scotia
2829:D'Iberville
2413:Hokkai Maru
2363:HĹŤkoku Maru
2267:West Humhaw
2224:La Surprise
2070:East Indian
1424:L'Audacieux
1370:L'Audacieux
1356:Le Terrible
1333:French Navy
1085:Le Terrible
899:Convoy KJ 4
846:L'Audacieux
841:Le Terrible
812:Le Terrible
804:L'Audacieux
663:quarterdeck
642:naval mines
587:superfiring
583:gun shields
505:metric tons
480:Le Terrible
470:Condottieri
304:2 Ă— single
298:5 Ă— single
276:2,900
174:2,569
3413:1933 ships
3402:Categories
3256:HMCS
3125:HMCS
3003:Strasbourg
2919:Lansquenet
2859:Foudroyant
2642:Irish Pine
2606:Le Tonnant
2254:Tramontane
2242:Primauguet
2193:Boulonnais
2175:Amphitrite
2111:Chulmleigh
2037:Shipwrecks
1583:HMAS
1512:Shipwrecks
1098:References
994:Strasbourg
952:minelayers
925:Strasbourg
556:sea trials
356:destroyers
285:Complement
254:Propulsion
129:In service
3341:USS
3324:USS
3307:Swordfish
3305:USS
3288:HMS
3267:USS
3245:USS
3216:Leedstown
3214:USS
3207:USS
3200:HMS
3189:USS
3180:incidents
3145:Uckermark
3118:USS
3085:HMS
3045:Vauquelin
2835:Dunkerque
2787:Bordelais
2750:HMS
2731:Benlomond
2683:USS
2630:USS
2611:USS
2600:Kirishima
2592:USS
2579:HMS
2572:HMS
2514:USS
2501:USS
2488:USS
2475:USS
2468:USS
2461:USS
2418:USS
2405:USS
2398:USS
2381:HMS
2368:USS
2345:HMS
2340:Jean Bart
2332:HMS
2319:HMS
2304:Leedstown
2302:USS
2283:HMS
2218:La Psyché
2181:Argonaute
2150:USS
2123:Dekabrist
2060:Gifu Maru
1955:Bellubera
1918:NRP
1911:NRP
1900:HMS
1880:Corinaldo
1800:USS
1793:USS
1711:Bury Hill
1669:USS
1648:USS
1637:USS
1626:USS
1594:USS
1552:USS
1440:Vauquelin
1049:When the
1042:Condorcet
1009:Quai Noël
771:submarine
737:Divisions
731:When the
698:at their
692:laid down
630:broadside
615:Hotchkiss
613:and four
611:amidships
517:deep load
509:long tons
455:in 1950.
453:broken up
435:in June.
406:Skaggerak
404:into the
400:made one
313:2 Ă— twin
191:deep load
180:long tons
163:destroyer
113:Completed
97:Laid down
3333:29 Nov:
3322:28 Nov:
3314:27 Nov:
3303:26 Nov:
3286:20 Nov:
3279:Piemonte
3276:17 Nov:
3265:16 Nov:
3258:Saguenay
3254:15 Nov:
3243:14 Nov:
3233:11 Nov:
3133:Takanami
3116:30 Nov:
3106:29 Nov:
3087:Ithuriel
3077:28 Nov:
2985:Provence
2973:Panthère
2925:L'Espoir
2907:L'Adroit
2901:Kersaint
2847:Eurydice
2759:27 Nov:
2748:25 Nov:
2741:Hayashio
2738:24 Nov:
2728:23 Nov:
2718:22 Nov:
2708:21 Nov:
2692:20 Nov:
2681:19 Nov:
2665:18 Nov:
2655:17 Nov:
2639:16 Nov:
2574:Algerine
2570:15 Nov:
2551:Narkunda
2536:14 Nov:
2496:Kinugasa
2456:Akatsuki
2452:13 Nov:
2396:12 Nov:
2383:Unbeaten
2360:11 Nov:
2317:10 Nov:
2212:Hartland
2205:Frondeur
2199:Fougueux
2187:Brestois
2169:Albatros
1965:Pretoria
1962:24 Dec:
1952:16 Nov:
1942:23 Sep:
1932:22 Sep:
1898:24 Aug:
1891:Fathomer
1887:15 Aug:
1871:14 Aug:
1861:23 Jul:
1851:22 Jul:
1844:Girl Pat
1841:19 Jun:
1825:12 May:
1809:10 May:
1791:14 Apr:
1784:Girl Pat
1765:27 Feb:
1731:Bore VII
1728:19 Dec:
1718:12 Dec:
1698:20 Nov:
1678:16 Sep:
1657:16 Aug:
1650:Champlin
1646:12 Aug:
1624:25 Jul:
1603:19 Jun:
1592:15 May:
1561:25 Apr:
1550:19 Feb:
1540:18 Feb:
1530:17 Feb:
1520:12 Jan:
1349:Le Malin
1264:(2005).
1081:Le Malin
971:Le Malin
956:Le Malin
916:Le Malin
830:Le Malin
769:and the
753:Squadron
712:launched
700:shipyard
638:magazine
626:traverse
601:. Their
597:the aft
560:fuel oil
513:standard
449:salvaged
414:cruisers
293:Armament
184:standard
141:Scuttled
105:Launched
3326:Alchiba
3290:Bramham
3269:Electra
3247:Electra
3223:9 Nov:
3198:8 Nov:
3187:7 Nov:
3155:Sibylle
3057:Vengeur
3051:Vautour
2961:Mogador
2949:Mameluk
2883:Guépard
2877:Gerfaut
2871:Galatée
2865:Fresnel
2841:Dupleix
2823:Diamant
2811:Colbert
2805:Cassard
2775:Algérie
2763:Achéron
2613:Preston
2587:Ayanami
2581:Avenger
2545:Scillin
2528:YĹ«dachi
2516:Monssen
2477:Cushing
2463:Atlanta
2433:Tynwald
2275:9 Nov:
2248:Tornade
2159:8 Nov:
2139:Eveleen
2133:Donbass
2130:7 Nov:
2108:6 Nov:
2098:5 Nov:
2085:Hobbema
2082:4 Nov:
2067:3 Nov:
2045:2 Nov:
1935:Rosaura
1909:8 Sep:
1834:Pasteur
1802:Whipple
1781:1 Apr:
1708:7 Dec:
1688:8 Oct:
1667:19 Aug:
1639:Radford
1635:5 Aug:
1613:8 Jul:
1606:Tashmoo
1581:7 May:
1574:Mishima
1571:5 May:
1449:Mogador
1030:Vautour
1020:Cassard
975:Algiers
948:S-boats
851:Conakry
780:Gironde
775:Pasteur
523:geared
521:Parsons
507:(2,528
309:AA guns
178:(2,528
83:Builder
75:Ordered
46:History
3226:Wandle
3209:Gunnel
3127:Quinte
3069:Verdun
3039:Vauban
3027:Trombe
3015:Thétis
2997:Siroco
2991:Sirène
2979:Pascal
2967:NaĂŻade
2799:Casque
2793:CaĂŻman
2781:Aurore
2752:Utmost
2594:Benham
2503:Laffey
2490:Juneau
2470:Barton
2430:, HMS
2353:MĂ©duse
2347:Martin
2310:Typhon
2285:Cromer
2278:Ariane
2261:Walney
2236:Oréade
2163:Actéon
2152:Majaba
1925:mutiny
1691:Ohioan
1393:
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1250:
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998:Toulon
918:, and
810:, and
708:France
667:bridge
599:funnel
585:, one
472:-class
402:sortie
354:large
352:-class
200:Length
160:-class
59:France
3343:Tunny
3296:I-175
3202:Broke
3178:Other
3167:U-184
3063:VĂ©nus
3033:Valmy
3021:Tigre
3009:Tartu
2769:Aigle
2711:U-517
2685:YP-26
2658:U-331
2648:U-173
2632:Walke
2625:U-259
2563:U-605
2557:U-595
2522:U-411
2445:U-660
2439:U-272
2321:Broke
2297:Diane
2291:Danaé
2230:Milan
2145:Ha-11
2101:U-408
2091:U-132
2075:Ro-65
1902:Keith
1874:Eubee
1774:I-156
1660:Eubee
1617:Alton
1585:Anzac
1451:class
1442:class
1092:'
1073:'
1036:Aigle
1014:Tartu
963:'
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763:Brest
761:) in
676:sonar
595:abaft
552:'
511:) at
501:draft
489:knots
333:mines
331:40 Ă—
273:Range
265:Speed
216:Draft
3372:1943
3364:1942
3356:1941
3336:Akka
3139:Thor
2943:Lynx
2937:Lion
2853:Foch
2619:U-98
2539:Hiei
2425:USS
2407:Erie
2334:Ibis
2327:I-15
2259:HMS
2210:HMS
1991:1937
1978:1935
1864:I-55
1854:I-60
1818:I-55
1812:I-53
1768:I-53
1701:U-18
1615:USS
1523:Iowa
1422:(ex-
1410:(ex-
1270:ISBN
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137:Fate
65:Name
2904:,
1920:DĂŁo
1721:C-3
1671:R-8
1596:S-4
1554:R-8
1419:ZF5
1407:SG9
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872:s.
702:in
694:by
545:shp
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