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Lamotte-Picquet

Lamotte-Picquet

Sunk

French Navy

TypeLight cruiser
ClassDuguay-Trouin
WarSecond World War
Main guns8 × 6.1″ guns in 4 twin mounts

Flagship of the small French squadron in Indochina. Led it to victory over the Thai navy at Ko Chang on 17 January 1941. Sunk by American carrier aircraft in the Saigon River in January 1945.

The French light cruiser Lamotte-Picquet moored off Shanghai, China, probably in late May or early June 1939. At left is the stern of the British light cruiser Birmingham (C19). The bow of the U.S. Navy troop transport USS Chaumont (AP-5) is at right, immediately astern of Lamotte-Picquet. Also pres Photo: USN, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 8 × 155 mm (6.1 in)/50 guns (4 × 2)
  • 4 × 75 mm (3 in) anti-aircraft guns (4 × 1)
  • 12 × 550 mm (22 in) torpedo tubes (4 × 3)

Armour

  • Deck: 20 mm (0.79 in)
  • Magazine box: 30 mm (1.2 in)
  • Turrets and conning tower: 30 mm (1.2 in)
BuilderArsenal de Lorient
Laid down17 January 1923
Launched21 March 1924
Commissioned5 March 1927
Displacement7,249 tons (standard) 9350 tons (full load)
Length181.30 m (594 ft 10 in) overall
Speed33 knots (61 km/h)
Complement27 officers, 551 sailors

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

21 March 1924

Fate

Sunk

Sunk during the South China Sea raid, 12 January 1945