D'Entrecasteaux
Wrecked
French Navy, then Vichy French Navy
| Type | Sloop |
|---|---|
| Class | Bougainville |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 3 × 5.5″ guns |
Service
| to 1940 | D'Entrecasteaux | |
| from 1940 | D'Entrecasteaux Vichy France formed |
Colonial aviso at Diego Suarez when the British invaded Madagascar. Bombed by Swordfish and shelled by the battleship Ramillies, she was beached and wrecked on 6 May 1942.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- 3 × single 138.6 mm (5.5 in) guns
- 4 × single 37 mm (1.5 in) AA guns
- 3 × twin 13.2 mm (0.52 in) machine guns
- 50 × mines
Armour
- Hull: 5–6 mm (0.20–0.24 in)
- Deck: 5–6 mm (0.20–0.24 in)
- Gun shields: 3 mm (0.1 in)
| Builder | FC de la Gironde, Lormont |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 25 November 1929 |
| Launched | 22 June 1931 |
| Displacement | 1,969 t (1,938 long tons) (standard) 2,600 t (2,600 long tons) (full load) |
| Length | 103.7 m (340 ft 3 in) (o/a) |
| Speed | 15.5 knots (28.7 km/h; 17.8 mph) |
| Complement | 14 officers and 121 crewmen in peacetime 166 or 183 men in wartime |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
22 June 1931
Joined the Vichy French Navy
10 July 1940 · Vichy France formed
Battle of Diego Suarez
Wrecked
5–7 May 1942
Bombed, shelled by Ramillies and beached