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Vautour

Vautour

Scuttled

French Navy, then Vichy French Navy

TypeDestroyer
ClassAigle
WarSecond World War
Main guns5 × 5.5″ guns

Service

to 1940Vautour
from 1940Vautour

Vichy France formed

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

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
BuilderForges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée, La Seyne
Launched26 August 1930
Displacement2,441 long tons (2,480 t) (standard)
Length128.5 m (421 ft 7 in)
Speed36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph)

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

Career

Launched

26 August 1930

Joined the Vichy French Navy

10 July 1940 · Vichy France formed