Gloire
Survived
French Navy, then Vichy French Navy
| Type | Light cruiser |
|---|---|
| Class | La Galissonnière |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 9 × 6″ guns in 3 triple mounts |
Service
| to 1940 | Gloire | |
| 1940–1942 | Gloire Vichy France formed | |
| from 1942 | Gloire Rejoined the Allies after the landings in North Africa |
Sailed from Toulon past Gibraltar for Dakar with Force Y in September 1940, but broke down and was sent to Casablanca by the British. Rejoined the Allies in 1943 and fought off Anzio and southern France.
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)
- 4 × 550mm (21.7 inch) torpedo tubes (2 × 2)
- Allies refit (1943)
- 24 × 40 mm (1.6 in) AA (4 × 6)
- 16 × 20 mm (0.79 in) light AA (1 × 16)
Armour
- Main belt: 105 mm (4 in)
- End bulkheads: 30 mm (1.2 in)
- Sides: 120 mm (4.7 in)
- Deck: 38 mm (1.5 in)
- Turrets: 100 mm (4 in)
- Conning tower:95 mm (3.7 in)
| Builder | Forges et Chantiers de la Gironde |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 13 November 1933 |
| Launched | 28 September 1935 |
| Commissioned | 15 November 1937 |
| Displacement | 7,600 tons (standard) 9120 tons (full load) |
| Length | 179 m (587 ft) |
| Speed | 31 knots (57 km/h; 36 mph) |
| 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
28 September 1935
Joined the Vichy French Navy
10 July 1940 · Vichy France formed
Joined the French Navy
December 1942 · Rejoined the Allies after the landings in North Africa
Fate
Survived
Scrapped 1958