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French destroyer Épée (1938)

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chute was built into the stern; this housed eight 200-kilogram (440 lb) depth charges. The other side of the stern was used for the handling gear for a "Ginocchio" anti-submarine torpedo, but this was removed before the ship was completed.
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that had been sunk during the Battle of France in 1940. The ship was transferred to Morocco on 8 May for convoy-escort duties and returned to Toulon on 4 October. On 1 November the 10th DT (
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arrived there on 5 November. Departing the following day, they arrived at Toulon two days later at which time the ship was reduced to reserve. On 29 March 1941,
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in September, she was one of four destroyers ordered to attack British shipping, although there was only an inconclusive duel with a British destroyer.
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and the former arrived back at Casablanca on 10 September. After the British attack on Dakar in September,
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on 26 October 1938 and entered service on 14 June 1940. Five days later the ship, together with her
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was scuttled by her crew. The Italians raised her on 20 April 1943 and redesignated her as
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mounts. The ships carried one triple and two twin sets of 550-millimeter (21.7 in)
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In late 1941 and early 1942 the twin Hotchkiss machine guns were repositioned on the
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AA machine guns were added on platforms on the sides of the superfiring turret aft.
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in retaliation. They encountered only an unidentified British destroyer and all of
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helped to escort one of the battleships damaged by the British during their July
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and the submarines made from Oran to Casablanca between 16 and 18 October 1940.
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attempted to capture the French ships intact in Toulon on 27 November 1942,
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returned to Casablanca on 30 September. Amid high tensions with the
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in mid-1940 and her first mission was to help escort an incomplete
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Hotchkiss AA guns were installed in their place in front of the
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of 3.8 meters (12 ft 6 in). The ships displaced 1,800
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behind her after being scuttled in Toulon on 27 November 1942
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during the late 1930s. The ship was completed during the
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in November 1942 and tried to seize the French fleet,
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s guns malfunctioned after firing a total of only 14
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In addition a pair of single mounts for 602:armament consisted of one twin mount for 2869:World War II warships scuttled at Toulon 1023:Jordan, John & Moulin, Jean (2015). 1008:. Greenwich, UK: Conway Maritime Press. 19:For other ships with the same name, see 2762:Scuttling of the French fleet at Toulon 919: 446:ships scuttled to prevent their capture 528:and 2,577 t (2,536 long tons) at 476:class was designed to escort the fast 223:117.2 m (384 ft 6 in) ( 31: 1435:List of destroyers of the French Navy 1027:. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing. 944:Jordan & Moulin, pp. 180–186, 190 843:The following months saw five of the 608:Hotchkiss 13.2 mm (0.52 in) 57: 7: 567:, the only ship of the class to run 438:Allies landed in French North Africa 2874:Maritime incidents in November 1942 532:. They were powered by two geared 235:11.1 m (36 ft 5 in) 14: 665:Forges et Chantiers de la Gironde 575:which gave them a range of 3,100 243:3.8 m (12 ft 6 in) 104:Forges et Chantiers de la Gironde 2829: 2824: 2812: 2804: 1314: 1249: 1128: 962:Jordan & Moulin, pp. 192–195 953:Jordan & Moulin, pp. 186–190 926:Jordan & Moulin, pp. 180–181 761:. The ships continued onward to 635:and a pair of single mounts for 209:2,577 t (2,536 long tons) ( 59: 35: 734:, together with the destroyers 540:, using steam provided by four 16:French Le Hardi-class destroyer 586:-class ships consisted of six 1: 1004:Chesneau, Roger, ed. (1980). 655:Ordered on 31 December 1935, 563:(69 km/h; 43 mph). 434:Germans occupied Vichy France 323:187 officers and enlisted men 675:on 15 October 1936. She was 413:with the Germans. 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1996: 1990: 1984: 1973: 1967: 1961: 1954: 1948: 1941: 1935: 1929:Isaac Sweers 1928: 1922: 1915: 1908: 1901: 1890: 1884: 1878: 1872: 1865: 1858: 1852: 1845: 1834: 1828: 1822:Sidi Ferruch 1821: 1816:Joseph Hewes 1815: 1808: 1798: 1792: 1785: 1779: 1772: 1766: 1755: 1749: 1742: 1736: 1730: 1723: 1712: 1706: 1699: 1693: 1687: 1681: 1675: 1669: 1663: 1657: 1650: 1644: 1638: 1632: 1626: 1620: 1614: 1608: 1597: 1589: 1584: 1578: 1568: 1562: 1556: 1546: 1536: 1529: 1520: 1515: 1504: 1499: 1493: 1413: 1397: 1392: 1385: 1380: 1373: 1368: 1361: 1356: 1349: 1344: 1343: 1337: 1332: 1323:Regia Marina 1322: 1303:L'Aventurier 1302: 1297: 1290: 1285: 1279: 1272: 1267: 1258:Kriegsmarine 1257: 1238:L'Aventurier 1237: 1230: 1224:Le Téméraire 1223: 1216: 1209: 1205: 1198: 1194: 1187: 1180: 1173: 1166: 1162: 1161: 1155: 1151: 1144: 1117: 1068: 1046: 1024: 1005: 987: 976: 967: 958: 949: 940: 931: 922: 908: 904: 888: 884: 880: 866: 865:was renamed 862: 858: 849: 844: 842: 835: 830: 820: 815: 809: 803: 797: 788: 779: 774: 766: 751: 742: 736: 730: 725: 713: 709: 696: 690: 684: 681:sister ships 656: 654: 630: 620:depth charge 583: 581: 564: 499: 482: 473: 471: 456:Regia Marina 441: 431: 418: 385: 379: 377: 375: 259:58,000  189:Displacement 177: 141: 133:14 June 1940 75: 44: 29: 2566:Northampton 2539:Nova Scotia 2275:D'Iberville 1859:Hokkai Maru 1809:Hōkoku Maru 1713:West Humhaw 1670:La Surprise 1516:East Indian 1291:L'Opiniâtre 1231:L'Opiniâtre 1217:L'Intrépide 1195:Le Corsaire 1136:French Navy 716:sailed for 633:quarterdeck 612:machine gun 592:superfiring 518:metric tons 478:battleships 395:French Navy 368:; 1 × chute 286:2 × geared 194:1,800  42:Sister ship 2864:1938 ships 2848:Categories 2702:HMCS  2571:HMCS  2449:Strasbourg 2365:Lansquenet 2305:Foudroyant 2088:Irish Pine 2052:Le Tonnant 1700:Tramontane 1688:Primauguet 1639:Boulonnais 1621:Amphitrite 1557:Chulmleigh 1483:Shipwrecks 1422:T 47 class 1386:Foudroyant 1362:Lansquenet 1188:Lansquenet 1156:Foudroyant 998:References 794:submarines 706:Casablanca 569:sea trials 492:Navigatori 448:. 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Index

French destroyer Épée
French ship L'Adroit

Sister ship
Épée
Forges et Chantiers de la Gironde
Bordeaux
Scuttled
Le Hardi-class
destroyer
t
long tons
standard
deep load
o/a
Forced-circulation boilers
PS
kW
shp
steam turbines
knots
nautical miles
130 mm (5.1 in)
37 mm (1.5 in)
AA guns
13.2 mm (0.52 in)
anti-aircraft machineguns
torpedo tubes
depth charges
Le Hardi-class

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