Vauquelin-class destroyer













































































Kersaint 1934-1936.jpg
Kersaint

Class overview
Name:
Vauquelin class
Operators:
 French Navy
Preceded by:
Aigle class
Succeeded by:
Le Fantasque class
Completed:
6
Lost:
6
General characteristics
Type:
Destroyer
Displacement:
2,441 long tons (2,480 t)
Length:
129 m (423 ft 3 in)
Beam:
11.84 m (38 ft 10 in)
Draught:
4.97 m (16 ft 4 in) max
Propulsion:
Geared turbines, 4 boilers, 64,000 shp (47,725 kW)
Speed:
36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph)
Range:
3,650 nmi (6,760 km; 4,200 mi) at 18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement:
220 officers and men
Armament:

  • 5 × 138 mm (5.4 in) Model 1927 guns

  • 4 × 37 mm (1.5 in) AA guns

  • 4 × 13.2 mm (0.52 in) AA guns

  • 7 × 550 mm (22 in) torpedo tubes (1x3, 2x2)

  • 2 x depth charge racks (16 depth charges)

  • 50 x mines



The Vauquelin-class large destroyers (contre-torpilleurs) of the French Navy were laid down in 1930 and commissioned in 1931. They were very similar to the previous Aigle class, the only differences being a single extra torpedo tube and the ability to carry naval mines. The class saw action in World War II.




Contents






  • 1 Ships


  • 2 Notes


  • 3 References


  • 4 External links





Ships


  • Cassard


(Pennant numbers: 2, 3, 93 and X92)

Named after the 18th century naval captain Jacques Cassard

Built by Ateliers et Chantiers de Bretagne, Nantes

Completed 10 September 1933

Scuttled 27 November 1942

Broken up in situ 1956


  • Chevalier Paul




Chevalier Paul in the mid-1930s



(Pennant numbers: 3, 2, 53, X52)

Named after 17th century admiral Chevalier Paul

Built by Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée, La Seyne

Completed 20 July 1934

Torpedoed and sunk off Syrian coast 16 June 1941


  • Kersaint


(Pennant numbers: 9, 92, X93)

Named after Admiral Armand de Kersaint

Built by Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire, St Nazaire

Completed 31 December 1933

Scuttled 27 November 1942

Broken up in situ 1950


  • Maillé Brézé


(Pennant numbers: 7, 91, X91)

Named after French admiral Jean Armand de Maillé-Brézé,

Built by Ateliers et Chantiers de St Nazaire-Penhoet, St Nazaire

Completed 6 April 1933

Lost by accidental explosion 30 April 1940, Greenock, Scotland

Refloated and scrapped


  • Tartu


(Pennant numbers: 1, 51, X51)

Named in honour of Jean-François Tartu

Built by Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire, St Nazaire

Completed 31 December 1932

Scuttled 27 November 1942

Broken up in situ 1956


  • Vauquelin


(Pennant numbers: 8, 52, X53)

Named after Jean Vauquelin

Built by Ateliers et Chantiers de France, Dunkirk

Completed 3 November 1933

Scuttled 27 November 1942

Broken up in situ 1951





Vauquelin (left) and Kersaint scuttled in Toulon, November 27, 1942


Maillé Brézé was lost on 30 April 1940 after a torpedo accident at Greenock, Scotland, killing 25 of her crew (sabotage was suspected at the time). Chevalier Paul was sunk off the coast of Syria on 16 June 1941 by British torpedo bombers. Vauquelin, Cassard, Kersaint and Tartu were all scuttled in Toulon Harbour on 27 November 1942 to prevent their capture by Germany; these ships were too badly damaged to be salvaged.



Notes





References




  • Chesneau, Roger, ed. (1980). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. Greenwich, UK: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-146-7..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  • Jordan, John & Moulin, Jean (2015). French Destroyers: Torpilleurs d'Escadre & Contre-Torpilleurs 1922–1956. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84832-198-4.


  • Saibène, Marc (n.d.). Toulon et la Marine 1942-1944. Bourg en Bresse: Marines Editions at Realisations.


  • Whitley, M. J. (1988). Destroyers of World War Two. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-326-1.



External links


  • Vauquelin-class at uboat.net











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