959:
987:
2086:
1003:
469:
975:
1230:
2023:
64:
26:
786:, was not yet available, so they planned to replace the 130 mm guns later. The guns and their larger hoists were ordered well before any of the ships were completed and had to be written off when it became apparent that the ships' stability was too marginal to tolerate the additional top weight.
1483:
resumed her former name and was given to the Free French the following month, but she needed extensive repairs that lasted until early 1944. The ship returned to convoy work for a few months before beginning a more extensive reconstruction that lasted until early 1945. She was then assigned to the
940:
was actually fitted with one. This consisted of a set of two steel lenses, one set on each side of the ship, with a large number of diaphragms that ambient amplified sound for the operator. This proved useless while the ship was moving faster than dead slow and was removed in 1931. The Walser
863:
stereoscopic rangefinder. The substitution saved about 12 metric tons (12 long tons) of weight, although the machineguns proved to have limited utility in combat. Combat operations in 1939 had shown the French that their anti-aircraft defenses were inadequate and they planned to augment them
914:
100-kilogram (220 lb) depth charges. The four depth charge throwers were removed in 1932 as they were badly positioned and their charges tended to cause leaks in the hull when used, although two were reinstalled after the war began in 1939. Space and weight was reserved for a pair of
759:. The guns were numbered '1' to '5' from front to rear. The mounts had a range of elevation from -10° to +36°, which gave the gun a range of 18,900 meters (20,700 yd) at maximum elevation, and the guns could be loaded at any angle below +16°. They fired 32.05-kilogram (70.7 lb)
715:(5,600 km; 3,500 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph). Fuel consumption at high speeds was excessive and the range was only 600 nmi (1,100 km; 690 mi) at 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph). The ships were fitted with two 60-kilowatt (80 hp)
805:
had the Mle 1923B computer upon completion. The earlier ships had their Mle 1919 computers replaced by the later computer beginning in 1927. Development of the director was abandoned and the ships were fitted with a 3-meter (9 ft 10 in) Mle B.1926
707:, the turbines generated 54,850–57,810 metric horsepower (40,340–42,520 kW; 54,100–57,020 shp) and they reached a maximum speed of 36.7 knots (68.0 km/h; 42.2 mph) for a single hour. The ships carried 530 metric tons (522 long tons) of
839:
to +90° and depress to -10° and the guns could be loaded at any angle up to +75°. Their 5.93-kilogram (13.1 lb) shells were fired at a muzzle velocity of 850 m/s (2,800 ft/s). The guns had a range of 14,100 meters (15,400 yd) and a
958:
491:(NGS) began before World War I, but were suspended when the war began. They resumed in 1917, but serious planning did not begin until after the war when the NGS decided to split the role of the destroyer in 1919. The smaller
852:, for each gun, of which 30 rounds could be stowed in ready-use lockers. In 1932, the navy decided that the ships were too top-heavy to accept a director for the guns so they were to be replaced by four twin mounts for
499:
was scouting; defending the battleline was secondary and attacking the enemy battleline least important. This required high speed in all weather, good endurance and a powerful armament capable of engaging small
986:
537:, turned over to France as war reparations, that was armed with four 150-millimeter (5.9 in) guns, the French went back to the drawing board for a much larger ship armed with six or seven of the new
775:
had a total capacity of 802 shells. Each mount had a ready rack holding 24 shells, except for No. 3, which had a larger supply of 30 rounds because it lacked an ammunition hoist down to the magazines.
1421:
were present when the
British attacked the French ships at Mers-el-KĂ©bir, but managed to escape without damage. After they reaching Toulon, the sisters were placed in reserve, together with
1298:) on 7 September in anticipation of a German invasion of Belgium. They proved, however, to be too large and unmaneuverable for operations in the shallow waters of the English Channel and
1373:
remained in the area and bombarded advancing German forces near the northern French coast. After the surrender of France, she was seized by the
British in July and turned over to the
902:
and could be set for a speed of 35 knots with a range of 6,000 meters (6,600 yd) or 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) for 14,000 meters (15,000 yd). A pair of
743:-class ships was originally intended to be mounted in a mix of single and twin mounts, but the twin-gun mounts proved unsatisfactory so the ships were armed with five 40-
797:, but development was protracted and it was not ready in time for the first four ships. They were fitted with the simpler Mle 1919 type aviso mechanical computer; only
2000:
1488:
from German forces in
Northern Italy for the rest of the war. Several weeks after the end of the war in May, the ship supported French forces in Algeria during the
1002:
495:
would have the role of attacking the enemy's battleline with torpedoes and defending that of the French from enemy torpedo craft. The primary role of the larger
910:
200-kilogram (440 lb) depth charges. They were also fitted with four depth-charge throwers abreast the fore funnel for which they carried a dozen
Guiraud
2188:
2830:
2835:
2733:
1256:) at Brest. The ships made many port visits and participated in several naval reviews during the 1920s and early 1930s. Several even made visits to
974:
2341:
1935:
1916:
1897:
1859:
1821:
1993:
1850:
Cernuschi, Enrico & O'Hara, Vincent P. (2013). "Toulon: The Self-Destruction and
Salvage of the French Fleet". In Jordan, John (ed.).
2745:
1060:
531:
386:
intended to prevent it from being turned over to the
Germans, the British seized the ship in England, but failed to prevent the two in
2472:
1280:-class ships started to become dedicated training ships beginning in 1932 and continued to do so until the beginning of World War II.
2599:
1954:
1878:
1840:
1200:
1131:
508:
355:
class was assigned convoy escort duties after the start of World War II in
September 1939 until three of them were committed to the
2355:
676:
1496:
was then assigned as a fast troop transport until the end of 1946. She became a gunnery training ship until mid-1948 and was then
1342:
was badly damaged during a collision with a
British destroyer in January 1940 and her repairs were not completed until early May.
2825:
2543:
2211:
616:-class ships were good seaboats, but they proved to be topheavy with poor lateral stability despite 40-meter-long (130 ft)
2557:
2486:
2181:
1986:
328:
2348:
965:
783:
538:
442:
shortly after being transferred to the
Mediterranean in mid-1943 and became a total loss. The only ship to survive the war,
258:
2585:
2518:
2511:
2218:
1392:
993:
869:
827:
760:
264:
530:
destroyers, armed with eight 120-millimeter (4.7 in), and the 2,060-metric-ton (2,030-long-ton) ex-German destroyer
2627:
2578:
2535:
2506:
2411:
2155:
2071:
1489:
1169:
935:
2696:
2769:
2334:
853:
2445:
2064:
1124:
664:
429:
593:. Their crew consisted of 10 officers and 187 crewmen in peacetime and 12 officers and 209 enlisted men in wartime.
2757:
2479:
2438:
2390:
2266:
2259:
2174:
2139:
79:
1252:, were assigned to the Mediterranean Squadron at Toulon, and the last three were assigned to the Second Squadron (
727:, one of 30-kilowatt (40 hp) and the other of 15-kilowatt (20 hp) capacity, were located in the central
2564:
2404:
2314:
2307:
2252:
1038:
367:
2682:
2606:
2452:
2362:
2245:
856:
418:
421:
and spent the remainder of the war as a convoy escort in the
Mediterranean or protecting Allied forces in the
2634:
2613:
2418:
2273:
2057:
2036:
1087:
1053:
916:
811:
807:
542:
435:
375:
2620:
2592:
2550:
2293:
2050:
1474:
1193:
836:
443:
410:
138:
519:) design, armed with five 100-millimeter (3.9 in) guns, in early 1920, but this was rejected by the
2721:
2675:
2661:
2571:
2397:
2300:
2130:
2043:
1151:
818:
794:
670:
656:
524:
1790:
Brescia, p. 135; Cernuschi & O'Hara, p. 143; Jordan & Moulin, pp. 248–49; Whitley, pp. 37, 186
1322:) for convoy escort duties from October 1939 to May 1940 where they guarded convoys traveling between
620:. Furthermore, they were not very maneuverable because the 14.44-square-meter (155.4 sq ft)
772:
768:
586:
848:
of 15 rounds per minute, but only about half that in service. The ships carried 150 rounds, plus 60
2703:
2689:
2525:
1229:
1108:
790:
744:
570:
468:
663:-Bretagne turbines that were satisfactory once the initial teething problems were worked out, but
2654:
1454:
1384:
1261:
1257:
1094:
1043:
841:
569:
of 4.1 meters (13 ft 5 in). The ships displaced 2,126 metric tons (2,092 long tons) at
402:
379:
2668:
1950:
1931:
1912:
1893:
1874:
1855:
1836:
1817:
1361:
were assigned to the Northern Command on 22 May to support Allied forces on the French coast.
1335:
927:
688:
590:
582:
520:
178:
2751:
2203:
2166:
1457:
them in early 1943. They were being used as transports when Italy surrendered in September;
1388:
1079:
724:
644:
488:
387:
360:
193:
1338:. They were joined by the first three ships as they were replaced in the Northern Command.
926:
system that was cancelled in September 1930. The NGS also intended to fit a passive Walser
859:. These were installed in 1933–34, together with a dedicated 1-meter (3 ft 3 in)
2763:
2739:
2225:
764:
716:
680:
562:
356:
1485:
1407:
1331:
728:
660:
648:
558:
439:
371:
2819:
2326:
2285:
1970:
1501:
1399:
1064:
756:
712:
652:
636:
578:
457:
394:
348:
336:
236:
211:
1429:
in service and stripped of their light anti-aircraft armament. On 27 November 1942,
1306:
ran aground on 10 September in poor visibility, but suffered only minor damage, and
2464:
2091:
1433:
was scuttled when the Germans attempted to capture the French ships at Toulon, but
903:
888:
845:
605:
601:
566:
484:
422:
383:
279:
273:
887:-class ships carried two above-water triple sets of 550-millimeter (21.7 in)
363:
began on 10 May 1940. Two of these were sunk shortly afterwards by German forces.
1500:
for the Engineering School. The ship was stricken from the Navy List in 1954 and
1441:
were captured virtually intact. They were turned over to the Royal Italian Navy (
687:
to be enter service two years late. The turbines were designed to produce 50,000
2028:
1497:
1374:
1318:
beginning in mid-October. The other ships were assigned to the Western Command (
896:
748:
720:
700:
344:
309:
224:
69:
2237:
1327:
849:
696:
659:) and a temperature of 216 °C (421 °F). Four ships were fitted with
625:
617:
609:
597:
480:
398:
313:
186:
434:
over to the Free French who used her as a convoy escort before she helped to
2727:
2498:
2430:
2375:
1323:
1299:
1033:
832:
779:
704:
640:
574:
453:
449:
301:
122:
1909:
French Destroyers: Torpilleurs d'Escadre & Contre-Torpilleurs 1922–1956
1406:
just a few weeks after being transferred to the Mediterranean in mid-1943.
1349:
was being refitted at Toulon and her sisters were still escorting convoys.
906:
chutes were built into their stern; these housed a total of twenty Guiraud
1978:
1403:
1273:
880:
before the armistice with Germany and it was removed shortly afterwards.
865:
814:
in 1931 and by a 5-meter (16 ft 5 in) PC.1936 model from 1937.
708:
692:
516:
479:
Preliminary studies for large destroyers capable of defending the French
414:
340:
182:
1116:
899:
501:
239:(5,600 km; 3,500 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
1204:
1112:
873:
621:
321:
267:
1410:
attempts failed and her wreck was abandoned after it broke in half.
778:
The NGS deemed this gun obsolete shortly after the first ships were
628:
too weak (taking 25–30 seconds to move from one side to the other).
25:
1799:
Jordan & Moulin, pp. 258–59, 262, 264, 267, 282; Whitley, p. 37
2646:
1228:
942:
923:
752:
512:
467:
1814:
Mussolini's Navy: A Reference Guide to the Regina Marina 1930–45
844:
of about 10,000 meters (33,000 ft). They had a theoretical
2170:
1982:
751:
pair each fore and aft of the superstructure and the fifth gun
1369:
on the evening of 23/24 May near Boulogne by German bombers.
1008:
Stern, with the aft 130 mm guns in superfiring single mounts
1387:
in 1940–41 before beginning a year-long conversion into an
945:
system was installed aboard the ships in 1939–40, although
767:
of 735 m/s (2,410 ft/s) at a rate of five to six
919:, but these were a failure and were never used in combat.
312:
during the 1920s. Their primary role was scouting for the
747:
Canon de 130 mm mle 1919 guns in single mounts, one
541:
gun. Ordering was delayed by the negotiations during the
409:), but they were only used for transport missions before
397:
and two of them were captured virtually intact when the
1268:
served as the flagship of several different destroyer (
810:
that fed data to the computers. This was replaced by a
639:
sets, each driving a 3.6-meter (11 ft 10 in)
573:
and 2,980–3,075 metric tons (2,933–3,026 long tons) at
1398:
in July 1942 before helping to liberate the island of
1310:
did the same thing on the night of 28/29 October. The
968:, main telemeter and searchlights on top of the bridge
1930:. Barnsley, Yorkshire, UK: Pen & Sword Maritime.
992:
Mid-section, with the middle 130mm gun, two anti-air
452:
and as a training ship until she was struck from the
390:
from escaping to Toulon when they attacked the port.
2714:
2645:
2534:
2497:
2463:
2429:
2373:
2325:
2284:
2236:
2202:
2082:
2019:
549:class were approved as part of the 1922 Naval Law.
793:that fed data to the Mle 1923B electro-mechanical
1871:Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946
964:Forward 130 mm guns in superfiring single mounts
1484:Flank Force that protected Allied forces in the
1345:When the Germans invaded France on 10 May 1940,
393:All three of the ships in Toulon were placed in
941:compartment was reused when a British Type 123
683:turbines that were very troublesome and caused
401:in November 1942. They were turned over to the
1949:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
1928:Naval Warfare in the English Channel 1939–1945
1892:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
1835:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
1816:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
922:Space was reserved for an unsuccessful French
703:(65.7 km/h; 40.9 mph). During their
324:, and the other five were named for big cats.
2182:
1994:
980:Forward triple torpedo tube behind the funnel
868:with a platform for a twin-gun mount for the
789:The initial plan was to fit each ship with a
565:of 11.1 meters (36 ft 5 in), and a
8:
895:torpedoes had a 238-kilogram (525 lb),
137:2,980–3,075 t (2,933–3,026 long tons) (
561:of 126.8 meters (416 ft 0 in), a
399:Germans attempted to seize the French fleet
327:The ships were initially split between the
2189:
2175:
2167:
2001:
1987:
1979:
1240:The first three ships to be commissioned,
1020:
581:covered most of the ships' length and the
2197:French naval ship classes of World War II
1888:Jordan, John & Dumas, Robert (2009).
782:, but the gun that it wanted to use, the
378:and the last ship was in England. During
134:2,126 t (2,092 long tons) (standard)
1907:Jordan, John & Moulin, Jean (2015).
1873:. Greenwich, UK: Conway Maritime Press.
1111:and wrecked after torpedoed by a German
917:Ginocchio towed anti-submarine torpedoes
699:), which would propel the ships at 35.5
483:against attacks by enemy destroyers and
428:In the meantime, the British had turned
1736:Jordan & Moulin, pp. 39–40, 227–231
1512:
1402:in November. The ship ran aground near
1294:were assigned to the Northern Command (
966:130 mm (5.1 in) Mle 1919 guns
954:
854:Hotchkiss 13.2-millimeter (0.5 in)
647:that operated at a pressure of 18
417:one, but the other escaped to join the
1584:Jordan & Moulin, pp. 18, 22–27, 35
1365:was sunk the next day off Dunkirk and
272:2 Ă— triple 550 mm (21.7 in)
151:126.8 m (416 ft 0.1 in)
20:
2156:List of destroyers of the French Navy
1911:. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing.
1687:
1685:
1683:
1668:Jordan & Moulin, pp. 30–33, 38–39
1650:Jordan & Moulin, pp. 29–30, 38–40
1592:
1590:
1164:Scuttled at Toulon, 27 November 1942
1146:Run aground and wrecked, 27 May 1943
448:, was mostly used after the war as a
7:
1553:
1551:
1549:
1547:
1545:
1543:
1465:) was scuttled by the Italians, but
1188:Scuttled by Italy, 9 September 1943
159:11.1 m (36 ft 5.0 in)
1854:. London: Conway. pp. 134–48.
864:beginning in 1940 by replacing the
411:Italy surrendered in September 1943
167:4.1 m (13 ft 5.4 in)
1677:Jordan & Moulin, pp. 32–33, 39
825:class consisted of two 50-caliber
523:. Influenced by the large Italian
247:12 officers, 209 crewmen (wartime)
113:General characteristics (as built)
14:
2831:World War II destroyers of France
1473:) managed to escape and join the
1201:Ateliers et Chantiers de Bretagne
1132:Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire
876:. This was only installed aboard
831:guns in single mounts positioned
711:which gave them a range of 3,000
436:liberate the island of La RĂ©union
300:class, were a group of six large
2084:
2021:
1082:by German aircraft, 24 May 1940
1061:Ateliers et Chantiers de Penhoët
1001:
985:
973:
957:
635:class was powered by two geared
585:was subdivided by 11 transverse
472:Right-elevation line drawing of
316:. All were named for predators:
62:
24:
2836:Ship classes of the French Navy
1763:Jordan & Moulin, pp. 250–51
1727:Jordan & Moulin, pp. 223–25
1718:Jordan & Moulin, pp. 206–18
1623:Jordan & Moulin, pp. 28, 38
1575:Jordan & Moulin, pp. 25, 35
643:, using steam provided by five
278:2 chutes, four throwers for 46
227:(65.7 km/h; 40.9 mph)
1632:Jordan & Moulin, pp. 29–30
1614:Jordan & Moulin, pp. 35–36
1596:Jordan & Moulin, pp. 27–28
1566:Jordan & Moulin, pp. 22–23
1528:Jordan & Moulin, pp. 18–20
1519:Jordan & Moulin, pp. 12–17
370:on 22 June, two ships were in
259:130 mm (5.1 in) guns
1:
1890:French Battleships: 1922–1956
1869:Chesneau, Roger, ed. (1980).
1833:Naval Weapons of World War II
771:per minute. The fore and aft
1947:Destroyers of World War Two
1781:Jordan & Moulin, p. 232
1709:Jordan & Moulin, p. 282
1320:Forces maritimes de l'Ouest
994:canons de 75 mm modèle 1924
784:Canon de 138 mm modèle 1923
539:Canon de 130 mm Modèle 1919
2852:
1812:Brescia, Maurizio (2012).
1700:Jordan & Moulin, p. 20
1537:Jordan & Moulin, p. 22
1453:, respectively, when they
828:Canon de 75 mm modèle 1924
382:in July, an attack on the
343:during the 1930s, but her
2781:
2151:
2125:
1772:Jordan & Dumas, p. 83
1391:. She helped to sink the
1314:were relieved by smaller
1192:
1168:
1150:
1142:
1130:
1123:
1086:
1052:
1047:
1042:
1037:
1032:
1029:
1026:
857:anti-aircraft machineguns
739:The main armament of the
331:and the Second Squadron (
296:, sometimes known as the
112:
38:
23:
1926:Smith, Peter C. (2007).
1383:escorted convoys in the
1296:Forces maritimes du Nord
996:, and rear torpedo tubes
870:37 mm (1.5 in)
812:stereoscopic rangefinder
265:75 mm (3.0 in)
2826:Chacal-class destroyers
2800:Completed after the war
1945:Whitley, M. J. (1988).
1831:Campbell, John (1985).
1276:from 1928 to 1937. The
808:coincidence rangefinder
591:watertight compartments
545:, but six ships of the
543:Washington Naval Treaty
374:, one was refitting in
351:beginning in 1932. The
339:. One ship served as a
1393:German submarine
1237:
624:was too small and its
476:
329:Mediterranean Squadron
16:French destroyer class
1377:the following month.
1326:and Brest as well as
1316:torpilleurs d'escadre
1232:
949:did not receive one.
795:fire-control computer
471:
456:in 1954 before being
2794:Single ship of class
1504:the following year.
1270:torpilleur d'escadre
1264:in the early 1930s.
493:torpilleur d'escadre
1445:) who renamed them
1176:Arsenal de Lorient
1023:
835:. The mounts could
723:. In addition, two
489:Naval General Staff
2728:minelaying cruiser
1974:class on uboat.net
1427:contre-torpilleurs
1385:Western Approaches
1312:contre-torpilleurs
1262:French West Indies
1258:French West Africa
1238:
1209:28 September 1923
1140:29 September 1924
1095:Arsenal de Lorient
1072:27 September 1924
1069:18 September 1923
1022:Construction data
1021:
600:and the prominent
477:
438:in late 1942. She
403:Royal Italian Navy
380:Operation Catapult
368:France surrendered
306:contre-torpilleurs
2813:
2812:
2774:(seaplane tender)
2204:Aircraft carriers
2164:
2163:
2013:-class destroyers
1937:978-1-84415-580-4
1918:978-1-84832-198-4
1899:978-1-59114-416-8
1861:978-1-84486-205-4
1823:978-1-59114-544-8
1490:riots in May–June
1336:Le Verdon-sur-Mer
1222:
1221:
1179:23 December 1923
1161:25 February 1925
1102:17 November 1923
763:projectiles at a
725:diesel generators
689:metric horsepower
645:du Temple boilers
612:ensured that the
521:French Parliament
511:selected a 1,780-
497:contre-torpilleur
347:were assigned as
287:
286:
194:du Temple boilers
76:Succeeded by
2843:
2752:submarine tender
2735:Commandant Teste
2357:La Galissonnière
2191:
2184:
2177:
2168:
2090:
2088:
2087:
2027:
2025:
2024:
2003:
1996:
1989:
1980:
1960:
1941:
1922:
1903:
1884:
1865:
1846:
1827:
1800:
1797:
1791:
1788:
1782:
1779:
1773:
1770:
1764:
1761:
1755:
1752:
1746:
1743:
1737:
1734:
1728:
1725:
1719:
1716:
1710:
1707:
1701:
1698:
1692:
1689:
1678:
1675:
1669:
1666:
1660:
1659:Campbell, p. 313
1657:
1651:
1648:
1642:
1641:Campbell, p. 306
1639:
1633:
1630:
1624:
1621:
1615:
1612:
1606:
1605:Campbell, p. 302
1603:
1597:
1594:
1585:
1582:
1576:
1573:
1567:
1564:
1558:
1557:Chesneau, p. 267
1555:
1538:
1535:
1529:
1526:
1520:
1517:
1425:, as the oldest
1389:escort destroyer
1215:1 February 1926
1185:10 October 1926
1182:27 October 1924
1158:14 January 1924
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2747:Jules Verne
2316:Saint-Louis
2238:Battleships
2029:French Navy
1375:Free French
897:picric-acid
850:star shells
749:superfiring
721:engine room
655:; 256
618:bilge keels
596:The raised
553:Description
440:ran aground
419:Free French
384:Vichy Fleet
310:French Navy
263:2 Ă— single
257:5 Ă— single
235:3,000
70:French Navy
33:before 1940
2820:Categories
2788:Lend-Lease
2771:Sans Souci
2663:Ville d'Ys
2601:Redoutable
2536:Submarines
2499:Escorteurs
2440:Bourrasque
2431:Destroyers
2376:destroyers
1806:References
1400:La RĂ©union
1328:Casablanca
861:OPL J.1930
705:sea trials
626:servomotor
598:forecastle
513:metric-ton
481:battleline
464:Background
359:after the
314:battleline
302:destroyers
202:Propulsion
2806:Cancelled
2566:Argonaute
2406:Vauquelin
2364:De Grasse
2268:Richelieu
2261:Dunkerque
1502:broken up
1324:Gibraltar
1300:North Sea
1274:flotillas
1078:Sunk off
1034:Laid down
1030:Builder
893:Mle 1919D
833:amidships
780:laid down
773:magazines
641:propeller
587:bulkheads
575:deep load
532:SMS
454:Navy List
210:2 geared
139:full load
123:destroyer
89:Completed
58:Operators
2764:netlayer
2454:Le Hardi
2447:L'Adroit
2295:Duquesne
2254:Bretagne
2106:Panthère
2073:Panthère
1463:Panthère
1435:Panthère
1423:Panthère
1404:Benghazi
1347:Panthère
1304:Panthère
1292:Panthère
1260:and the
1250:Panthère
1171:Panthère
1039:Launched
947:Panthère
937:Panthère
912:Mle 1922
908:Mle 1922
891:. Their
878:Panthère
866:mainmast
791:director
755:the aft
735:Armament
709:fuel oil
517:long-ton
502:cruisers
458:scrapped
415:scuttled
341:flagship
252:Armament
207:2 shafts
105:Scrapped
2705:Chamois
2615:Minerve
2608:Surcouf
2481:Le Fier
2420:Mogador
2392:Guépard
2309:Algérie
2302:Suffren
2247:Courbet
2227:Dixmude
2141:Guépard
2066:LĂ©opard
1408:Salvage
1381:LĂ©opard
1371:LĂ©opard
1355:LĂ©opard
1288:LĂ©opard
1236:in 1939
1234:LĂ©opard
1225:Service
1126:LĂ©opard
1117:Dunkirk
1109:Beached
900:warhead
842:ceiling
837:elevate
799:LĂ©opard
745:caliber
685:LĂ©opard
677:Breguet
666:LĂ©opard
608:of the
515:(1,750-
487:by the
431:LĂ©opard
395:reserve
268:AA guns
81:Guépard
2723:Pluton
2677:Scarpe
2656:Arabis
2647:Avisos
2636:Narval
2622:Aurore
2594:Requin
2587:Saphir
2552:Ariane
2545:Sirène
2520:PC-461
2513:Cannon
2385:Chacal
2374:Large
2275:Alsace
2220:Joffre
2089:
2059:Chacal
2038:Jaguar
2026:
2011:Chacal
1972:Chacal
1953:
1934:
1915:
1896:
1877:
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1839:
1820:
1498:hulked
1475:Allies
1367:Chacal
1363:Jaguar
1359:Chacal
1351:Jaguar
1340:Jaguar
1334:, and
1308:Jaguar
1284:Jaguar
1278:Chacal
1266:Jaguar
1248:, and
1246:Chacal
1205:Nantes
1113:E-boat
1089:Jaguar
1055:Chacal
932:Chacal
885:Chacal
874:AA gun
872:light
823:Chacal
769:rounds
757:funnel
741:Chacal
661:Rateau
633:Chacal
622:rudder
614:Chacal
547:Chacal
528:-class
474:Jaguar
376:Toulon
353:Chacal
322:jackal
320:means
318:Chacal
298:Jaguar
292:Chacal
148:Length
121:Large
67:
52:Jaguar
48:Chacal
31:Chacal
2715:Other
2670:Arras
2629:Curie
2580:Diane
2573:Orion
2559:Circé
2526:River
2399:Aigle
2213:BĂ©arn
2143:class
2134:class
2132:Arabe
2116:Tigre
2112:FR 23
2102:FR 22
2052:Tigre
1508:Notes
1494:Tigre
1481:Tigre
1471:Tigre
1467:FR 23
1459:FR 22
1451:FR 23
1449:and
1447:FR 22
1439:Tigre
1419:Tigre
1395:U-136
1242:Tigre
1195:Tigre
1115:near
1048:Fate
1027:Ship
1017:Ships
943:ASDIC
924:sonar
753:abaft
701:knots
681:Laval
675:used
649:kg/cm
606:flare
602:sheer
567:draft
526:Leone
445:Tigre
366:When
337:Brest
232:Range
225:knots
223:35.5
220:Speed
164:Draft
83:class
2691:Élan
2114:(ex-
2104:(ex-
2045:Lynx
1951:ISBN
1932:ISBN
1913:ISBN
1894:ISBN
1875:ISBN
1856:ISBN
1837:ISBN
1818:ISBN
1437:and
1431:Lynx
1417:and
1415:Lynx
1357:and
1290:and
1153:Lynx
883:The
817:The
803:Lynx
801:and
672:Lynx
669:and
631:The
604:and
583:hull
577:. A
563:beam
534:S113
507:The
289:The
244:Crew
156:Beam
118:Type
97:Lost
44:Name
697:shp
657:psi
653:kPa
610:bow
237:nmi
187:shp
50:or
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693:kW
504:.
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183:kW
179:PS
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