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Verdun

Verdun

Scuttled

French Navy

TypeDestroyer
ClassGuépard
WarSecond World War
Main guns5 × 5.5″ guns

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

Le [contre-torpilleur] Verdun quitte Nantes : [photographie de presse] / [Agence Rol] Photo: Agence Rol, 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
BuilderAteliers et Chantiers de la Loire, St Nazaire
Launched4 July 1928
Displacement2,436 t (2,398 long tons) (standard) 3,220 t (3,170 long tons) (full load)
Length130.2 m (427 ft 2 in)
Speed35.5 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

4 July 1928

Fate

Scuttled

Scuttled, 27 November 1942