Foch
Scuttled
French Navy, then Vichy French Navy
| Type | Heavy cruiser |
|---|---|
| Class | Suffren |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 8 × 8″ guns in 4 twin turrets |
Service
| to 1940 | Foch | |
| from 1940 | Foch Vichy France formed |
Scuttled at Toulon on 27 November 1942, with the rest of the fleet there, as the Germans came to seize it.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- Initial
- 8 × 203 mm (8.0 in)/50 guns (4 × 2)
- 8 × 90 mm (3.5 in)/50 AA guns (8 × 1)
- 6 × 37 mm (1.5 in) light AA guns (6 × 1)
- 12 × 13.2 mm (0.52 in) AA machine guns (4 × 3)
- 6 × 550 mm (22 in) torpedo tubes (2 × 3)
- 1941 refit
- 14 × 37 mm (1.5 in) light AA guns (4 × 2, 6 × 1)
- 32 × 13.2 mm (0.52 in) AA machine guns (7 × 4, 2 × 2)
- 7 × 8 mm (0.31 in) AA machine guns (7 × 1)
Armour
- Caisson: 54 mm (2.1 in) sides and 18 mm (0.71 in) deck over machinery spaces
- Deck: 25 mm (0.98 in)
- Turrets and conning tower: 30 mm (1.2 in)
- Magazine box 54 mm (2.1 in) sides with 20 mm (0.79 in) crowns
- Steering gear: 26 mm (1.0 in) sides and 18 mm (0.71 in) roof
| Builder | Arsenal de Brest |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 21 June 1928 |
| Launched | 24 April 1929 |
| Commissioned | 15 March 1931 |
| Displacement | 10,160 t (10,000 long tons) (standard) 11,504 t (11,322 long tons) (Normal) 13,644 t (13,429 long tons) (full load) |
| Length | 194 m (636.48 ft) overall 185 m (606.96 ft) between perpendiculars |
| Speed | 32 knots (59 km/h) (designed) |
| Complement | 773 |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
24 April 1929
Joined the Vichy French Navy
10 July 1940 · Vichy France formed
27 November 1942