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Fougueux

Fougueux

Sunk

French Navy, then Vichy French Navy

TypeDestroyer
ClassL'Adroit
WarSecond World War
Main guns4 × 5.1″ guns

Service

to 1940Fougueux
from 1940Fougueux

Vichy France formed

Sortied from Casablanca against the American landings at Fedala on 8 November 1942 and was sunk by gunfire from the American covering force.

A French L'Adroit-class destroyer, probably Brestois, off Toulon in the Mediterranean during 1936-1939. Photo: U.S. Navy, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 4 × single 130 mm (5.1 in) guns
  • 2 × single 37 mm (1.5 in) AA guns
  • 2 × triple 550 mm (21.7 in) torpedo tubes
  • 2 chutes and 2 throwers for 22 depth charges
BuilderAteliers et Chantiers de Bretagne Nantes
Laid down21 September 1927
Launched4 August 1928
Displacement1,380 t (1,360 long tons) (standard)
Length107.2 m (351 ft 8 in)
Speed33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph)

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

Career

Launched

4 August 1928

Joined the Vichy French Navy

10 July 1940 · Vichy France formed

8–12 November 1942