Typhon

Scuttled

Type	Destroyer
Class	Bourrasque
War	Second World War
Main guns	4 × 5.1″ guns

Service

to 1940	Typhon	France
from 1940	Typhon Vichy France formed	Vichy France

Fought the Allied landings at Oran on 8–9 November 1942 and was scuttled as a blockship in the harbour entrance.

The French destroyer Ouragan, ONI203 booklet for identification of ships of the French Navy, published by the Division of Naval Inteligence of the Navy Department of the United States (9 November 1942). Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

4 × single 130 mm (5.1 in) guns
1 × single 75 mm (3.0 in) AA gun
2 × triple 550 mm (21.7 in) torpedo tubes
2 chutes for 16 depth charges

Builder	Forges et Chantiers de la Gironde, Lormont
Laid down	1 September 1923
Launched	22 May 1925
Commissioned	15 February 1928
Displacement	1,320 t (1,300 long tons) (standard)
Length	105.6 m (346 ft 5.5 in)
Speed	33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph)

As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.

Career

Launched

22 May 1925

Joined the Vichy French Navy

10 July 1940 · Vichy France formed

Operation Reservist and the Oran landings

Scuttled

8–9 November 1942

Scuttled as a blockship