Georges Leygues
Survived
| Type | Light cruiser |
|---|---|
| Class | La Galissonnière |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 9 × 152 mm (6.0 in)/55 guns (3 × 3) |
Reached Dakar with Force Y in September 1940 and fought there. Rejoined the Allies in 1943, intercepted German blockade runners in the South Atlantic, and bombarded the Normandy beaches on D-Day.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- Initial
- 9 × 152 mm (6.0 in)/55 guns (3 × 3)
- 8 × 90 mm (3.5 in) AA (4 × 2)
- 8 × 37 mm (1.5 in) light AA (4 × 2)
- 12 × 13.2 mm (0.52 in) light AA (4 × 3)
- 4 × 550 mm (22 in) torpedo tubes (2 × 2)
- Vichy refit (1941)
- 9 × 37 mm (1.5 in) light AA (4 × 2, 1 × 1)
- 2 × 25 mm (0.98 in) light AA (1 × 2)
- 16 × 13.2 mm (0.52 in) light AA (4 × 3, 2 × 2)
- Allies refit (1943)
- 8 × 90 mm (3.5 in)) AA (4 × 2)
- 24 × 40 mm (1.6 in) AA (6 × 4)
- 16 × 20 mm (0.79 in) light AA (1 × 16)
Armour
- Main belt: 105 mm
- End waterline bulkheads: 60 mm
- End below waterline bulkheads: 20 mm
- Deck: 38 mm (1.5 in)
- Turrets Face: 100 mm (3.9 in)
- Turrets Sides and roof: 50 mm (2.0 in)
- Tower: 95 mm (3.7 in)
| Builder | At.& Ch de St. Nazaire-Penhoet (St. Nazaire, France) |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 21 September 1933 |
| Launched | 24 March 1936 |
| Commissioned | 15 November 1937 |
| Displacement | 7,600 tons (standard) 9120 tons (full load) |
| Length | 179 m (587 ft) |
| Speed | 31 knots (57 km/h) |
| Complement | 540 |
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
24 March 1936
Fate
Survived
Sold for scrap in November 1959