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Cassard

Cassard

Scuttled

French Navy

TypeDestroyer
ClassVauquelin
WarSecond World War
Main guns5 × single 138.6 mm (5.5 in) guns

Scuttled at Toulon on 27 November 1942, with the rest of the fleet there, as the Germans came to seize it.

The French destroyer Vauquelin Photo: Unknown official photographer, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 5 × single 138.6 mm (5.5 in) guns
  • 4 × single 37 mm (1.5 in) AA guns
  • 2 × twin 13.2 mm (0.52 in) AA machine guns
  • 1 × triple, 2 × twin 550 mm (21.7 in) torpedo tubes
  • 2 chutes and 2 throwers for 36 depth charges
  • 40 mines
BuilderAteliers et Chantiers de Bretagne, Nantes
Laid down12 November 1930
Launched8 November 1931
Commissioned1 November 1932
Displacement2,441 t (2,402 long tons) (standard) 3,120 t (3,070 long tons) (deep load)
Length129.3 m (424 ft 3 in)
Speed36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph)

As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.

Career

She isn't listed in any of the fleet actions covered here.

Launched

8 November 1931

Fate

Scuttled

Scuttled, 27 November 1942