Le Malin
Survived
French Navy, then Vichy French Navy
| Type | Destroyer |
|---|---|
| Class | Le Fantasque |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 5 × 5.5″ guns |
Service
| to 1940 | Le Malin | |
| 1940–1942 | Le Malin Vichy France formed | |
| from 1942 | Le Malin Rejoined the Allies after the landings in North Africa |
Badly damaged fighting the American landings at Casablanca in November 1942. Repaired in the United States and served with the Allies in the Aegean and the Adriatic.
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
| Builder | Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée, La Seyne-sur-Mer |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 16 November 1931 |
| Launched | 17 August 1933 |
| Commissioned | 20 December 1935 |
| Displacement | 2,569 t (2,528 long tons) (standard) 3,417 t (3,363 long tons) (deep load) |
| Length | 132.4 m (434 ft 5 in) |
| Speed | 37 knots (69 km/h; 43 mph) (designed) |
| Complement | 11 officers, 254 sailors (wartime) |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
17 August 1933
Joined the Vichy French Navy
10 July 1940 · Vichy France formed
Battle of Dakar
Survived
23–25 September 1940
Naval Battle of Casablanca
Damaged
8–12 November 1942
Joined the French Navy
December 1942 · Rejoined the Allies after the landings in North Africa
Fate
Survived
Scrapped, 1977