Vauban

Scuttled

Type	Destroyer
Class	Guépard
War	Second World War
Main guns	5 × 5.5″ guns

Scuttled at Toulon on 27 November 1942, with the rest of the fleet there, as the Germans came to seize it.

The French destroyer Vauban at Beirut, Lebanon, on 19 July 1937. The French Fabre Line passenger ship in the background is either Providence (1915-1952) or Patria (1913-1940). Both were operated by Messageries Maritimes at this time. Photo: Photographed by William H. Davis., Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

5 × single 138.6 mm (5.5 in) guns
4 × single 37 mm (1.5 in) AA guns
2 × triple 550 mm (21.7 in) torpedo tubes
2 chutes; 4 throwers for 36 depth charges

Builder	Ateliers et Chantiers de France
Launched	1 February 1930
Displacement	2,436 t (2,398 long tons) (standard) 3,220 t (3,170 long tons) (full load)
Length	130.2 m (427 ft 2 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

She isn't listed in any of the fleet actions covered here.

Launched

1 February 1930

Fate

Scuttled

Scuttled, 27 November 1942

Scrapped, 12 May 1947