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L'Indomptable

L'Indomptable

Scuttled

French Navy

TypeDestroyer
ClassLe Fantasque
WarSecond World War
Main guns5 × 5.5″ guns

Scuttled at Toulon on 27 November 1942, with the rest of the fleet there, as the Germans came to seize it.

The French destroyer L'Indomptable at sea Photo: Unknown, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 5 × single 138.6 mm (5.5 in) guns
  • 2 × single 37 mm (1.5 in) AA guns
  • 2 × twin 13.2 mm (0.52 in) AA machine guns
  • 3 × triple 550 mm (21.7 in) torpedo tubes
  • 2 × chutes for 28 depth charges
  • 40 × mines
BuilderForges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée, La Seyne-sur-Mer
Laid down25 January 1932
Launched7 December 1933
Commissioned15 November 1935
Displacement2,569 t (2,528 long tons) (standard) 3,417 t (3,363 long tons) (deep load)
Length132.4 m (434 ft 5 in)
Speed37 knots (69 km/h; 43 mph) (designed)
Complement11 officers, 254 sailors (wartime)

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

7 December 1933

Fate

Scuttled

Scuttled, 27 November 1942