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1023:
71:
960:
58:
21:
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1710:
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1698:
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class, with a larger hull and with a slightly improved speed and gun armament with 138 mm guns of a new design. The first three ships bore 'animal' names like the
1616:
937:
815:
Cernuschi, Enrico & O'Hara, Vincent P. (2013). "Toulon: The Self-Destruction and
Salvage of the French Fleet". In Jordan, John (ed.).
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1781:
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366:
s, while the remaining three were given names starting with V, for two battles and a field-marshal. The class saw action in
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574:
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473:
1498:
189:
1289:
1526:
1459:
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1159:
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379:
315:
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1476:
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1352:
1096:
1386:
1275:
973:
429:
1766:
1420:
1379:
1207:
1200:
1115:
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1345:
1255:
1193:
1248:
1623:
1547:
1393:
1303:
1186:
1575:
1554:
1359:
1214:
1008:
987:
568:
534:
1561:
1533:
1491:
1324:
1234:
1071:
1050:
980:
497:
196:
105:
1662:
1602:
1512:
1338:
1241:
1080:
1038:
1001:
463:
118:
1107:
20:
8:
1644:
1466:
1630:
250:
1595:
894:
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902:
880:
858:
839:
820:
801:
643:
242:
1692:
1144:
540:
414:
236:
872:
768:
742:
716:
690:
664:
613:
1704:
1680:
1166:
503:
402:
358:, laid down in 1927 and commissioned in 1930. They were similar to the previous
1760:
1267:
1226:
395:
287:
264:
290:(5,600 km; 3,500 mi) at 14.5 knots (26.9 km/h; 16.7 mph)
1405:
1028:
915:
855:
French
Destroyers: Torpilleurs d'Escadre & Contre-Torpilleurs 1922–1956
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330:
324:
91:
76:
877:
Chronology of the War at Sea 1939–1945: The Naval
History of World War Two
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355:
275:
63:
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879:(Third Revised ed.). Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
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1439:
1371:
1316:
406:
346:
168:
246:
185:
511:
Built by
Ateliers et Chantiers de St Nazaire-Penhoët, St. Nazaire
435:
409:. Out of 229 members on the crew, 136 were lost. Survivors from
318:
1587:
1137:
181:
899:
520:
Refloated 15 March 1943 and began refit as
Italian Navy
548:
Built by
Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire, St Nazaire.
640:
Dictionary of
Disasters at Sea During The Age of Steam
814:
836:Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946
642:. The London Stamp Exchange, London. p. 87.
1758:
637:
901:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
800:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
1123:
931:
945:
852:
526:Captured by Germans at Savona September 1943
1130:
1116:
938:
924:
1138:French naval ship classes of World War II
853:Jordan, John & Moulin, Jean (2015).
838:. Greenwich, UK: Conway Maritime Press.
833:
795:
766:
740:
714:
688:
662:
611:
529:Wreck found at Genoa 1945 and broken up.
893:
1759:
871:
563:Refloated 1948 and broken up in Italy.
485:Given to Italy and entered service as
323:2 × triple 550 mm (21.7 in)
1111:
1097:List of destroyers of the French Navy
919:
857:. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing.
819:. London: Conway. pp. 134–148.
595:Refloated 12 May 1947 and broken up.
492:Scuttled La Spezia 9 September 1943.
209:130.2 m (427 ft 2 in)
517:Seized by Germans 27 November 1942.
482:Seized by Germans 27 November 1942.
13:
420:, which was then also sunk by the
298:12 officers, 224 crewmen (wartime)
217:11.5 m (37 ft 9 in)
160:General characteristics (as built)
14:
1793:
1772:World War II destroyers of France
225:4.3 m (14 ft 1 in)
1021:
958:
310:138.6 mm (5.5 in) guns
195:3,220 t (3,170 long tons) (
84:
69:
56:
19:
1782:Ship classes of the French Navy
584:Ateliers et Chantiers de France
474:Ateliers et Chantiers de France
278:(65.7 km/h; 40.9 mph)
760:
734:
708:
682:
656:
631:
605:
575:Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban
1:
834:Chesneau, Roger, ed. (1980).
798:Naval Weapons of World War II
789:
458:Refloated 1947 and broken up.
767:Helgason, Guðmundur (2013).
741:Helgason, Guðmundur (2013).
715:Helgason, Guðmundur (2013).
689:Helgason, Guðmundur (2013).
663:Helgason, Guðmundur (2013).
612:Helgason, Guðmundur (2013).
557:Refloated 29 September 1943.
443:Built by Arsenal de Lorient.
388:Built by Arsenal de Lorient.
329:2 chutes; 4 throwers for 28
7:
455:Bombed and sunk March 1944.
452:Refloated 4 September 1943.
401:s while taking part in the
10:
1798:
592:Scuttled 27 November 1942.
554:Scuttled 27 November 1942.
479:Completed 21 January 1931.
449:Scuttled 27 November 1942.
391:Completed 10 October 1930.
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589:Completed 9 January 1931.
514:Completed 1 January 1930.
446:Completed 13 August 1929,
159:
33:
18:
1777:Guépard-class destroyers
638:Charles Hocking (1990).
599:
373:
354:) were six ships of the
316:37 mm (1.5 in)
1741:Completed after the war
796:Campbell, John (1985).
551:Completed 1 April 1930.
394:She was sunk by German
573:(named after Marshal
405:, on 3 May 1940, off
1735:Single ship of class
560:Bombed and sunk 1944
403:evacuation of Namsos
263:2 shafts; 2 geared
1669:minelaying cruiser
413:were picked up by
352:contre-torpilleurs
1767:Destroyer classes
1754:
1753:
1715:(seaplane tender)
1145:Aircraft carriers
1105:
1104:
950:-class destroyers
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826:978-1-84486-205-4
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502:(named after the
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237:du Temple boilers
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1257:Saint-Louis
1179:Battleships
966:French Navy
356:French Navy
314:4 × single
308:5 × single
286:3,000
180:2,436
102:Preceded by
64:French Navy
1761:Categories
1729:Lend-Lease
1712:Sans Souci
1604:Ville d'Ys
1542:Redoutable
1477:Submarines
1440:Escorteurs
1381:Bourrasque
1372:Destroyers
1317:destroyers
790:References
586:, Dunkirk.
476:, Dunkirk.
347:destroyers
260:Propulsion
1747:Cancelled
1507:Argonaute
1347:Vauquelin
1305:De Grasse
1209:Richelieu
1202:Dunkerque
773:uboat.net
747:uboat.net
721:uboat.net
695:uboat.net
669:uboat.net
665:"Guepard"
618:uboat.net
582:Built by
472:Built by
415:HMS
407:Trondheim
197:full load
186:long tons
169:Destroyer
144:Completed
139:1929–1945
131:1927–1931
50:Operators
1705:netlayer
1395:Le Hardi
1388:L'Adroit
1236:Duquesne
1195:Bretagne
897:(1988).
875:(2005).
778:22 March
769:"Vauban"
752:22 March
743:"Verdun"
726:22 March
700:22 March
674:22 March
623:22 March
303:Armament
190:standard
1646:Chamois
1556:Minerve
1549:Surcouf
1422:Le Fier
1361:Mogador
1333:Guépard
1250:Algérie
1243:Suffren
1188:Courbet
1168:Dixmude
975:Guépard
948:Guépard
717:"Valmy"
614:"Bison"
436:Cheetah
431:Guépard
345:-class
343:Guépard
319:AA guns
184:(2,398
43:Guépard
26:Guépard
1664:Pluton
1618:Scarpe
1597:Arabis
1588:Avisos
1577:Narval
1563:Aurore
1535:Requin
1528:Saphir
1493:Ariane
1486:Sirène
1461:PC-461
1454:Cannon
1326:Chacal
1315:Large
1216:Alsace
1161:Joffre
1073:Chacal
1026:
1010:Vauban
989:Verdun
963:
905:
883:
861:
842:
823:
804:
691:"Lion"
646:
570:Vauban
536:Verdun
417:Afridi
364:Chacal
360:Chacal
206:Length
107:Chacal
89:
74:
61:
1656:Other
1611:Arras
1570:Curie
1521:Diane
1514:Orion
1500:Circé
1467:River
1340:Aigle
1154:Béarn
1084:class
1082:Aigle
1075:class
1057:Valmy
1052:FR 24
1040:FR 21
996:Bison
982:Valmy
600:Notes
522:FR 24
499:Valmy
487:FR 21
422:Stuka
411:Bison
399:Stuka
381:Bison
374:Ships
283:Range
276:knots
274:35.5
271:Speed
222:Draft
128:Built
122:class
120:Aigle
109:class
45:class
1632:Élan
1055:(ex-
1045:Lion
1043:(ex-
1003:Lion
903:ISBN
881:ISBN
859:ISBN
840:ISBN
821:ISBN
802:ISBN
780:2013
754:2013
728:2013
702:2013
676:2013
644:ISBN
625:2013
465:Lion
340:The
295:Crew
214:Beam
165:Type
152:Lost
39:Name
288:nmi
251:shp
188:) (
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424:s.
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247:kW
243:PS
235:4
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