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Le Triomphant

Le Triomphant

Survived

French Navy

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

Seized by the British at Plymouth in July 1940 and manned by the Free French. Served in the Pacific, where she evacuated civilians from Nauru and Ocean Island before the Japanese arrived.

The French destroyer Le Triomphant underway in San Diego harbor, California (USA), circa 26 April 1941. Note the British type 4-inch anti-aircraft gun (at the rear of the after deck house) and light anti-aircraft machine guns added while she was in British hands during 1940. Among the latter is a Fr Photo: USN; photographed from on board USS Saratoga (CV-3), 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
BuilderAteliers et Chantiers de France, Dunkerque
Laid down28 August 1931
Launched16 April 1934
Commissioned31 December 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

16 April 1934

Fate

Survived

Sold for scrap, December 1957