Tigre
Survived
| Type | Destroyer |
|---|---|
| Class | Chacal |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 5 × single 130 mm (5.1 in) guns |
Large destroyer. Escaped from Mers-el-Kébir with Strasbourg. Seized by the Italians at Toulon in 1942 and given back to France in 1943.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- 5 × single 130 mm (5.1 in) guns
- 2 × single 75 mm (3.0 in) anti-aircraft guns
- 2 × triple 550 mm (21.7 in) torpedo tubes
- 2 chutes; four throwers for 46 depth charges
| Builder | Ateliers et Chantiers de Bretagne, Nantes |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 18 September 1923 |
| Launched | 2 August 1924 |
| Commissioned | 19 January 1943 |
| Displacement | 2,126 t (2,092 long tons) (standard) 2,980–3,075 t (2,933–3,026 long tons) (full load) |
| Length | 126.8 m (416 ft 0.1 in) |
| Speed | 35.5 knots (65.7 km/h; 40.9 mph) |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
2 August 1924
Attack on Mers-el-Kébir
Escaped
3 July 1940
With Strasbourg to Toulon
Fate
Survived
Scrapped, 1955