Le Terrible
Survived
| Type | Destroyer |
|---|---|
| Class | Le Fantasque |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 5 × single 138.6 mm (5.5 in) guns |
Large destroyer, one of the fastest ships ever built. Escaped from Mers-el-Kébir with Strasbourg; joined the Allies after the landings in North Africa.
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 | Chantiers Navals Français, Blainville-sur-Orne Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire, Nantes |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 8 December 1931 |
| Launched | 30 November 1933 |
| Commissioned | 15 April 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) 45.02 kn (83.38 km/h; 51.81 mph) (actual) |
| Complement | 11 officers, 254 sailors (wartime) |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
30 November 1933
Attack on Mers-el-Kébir
Escaped
3 July 1940
With Strasbourg to Toulon
Fate
Survived
Scrapped, 1963