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French destroyer Foudroyant (1929)

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chutes were built into their stern; these housed a total of sixteen 200-kilogram (440 lb) depth charges. In addition two depth charge throwers were fitted for which six 100-kilogram (220 lb) depth charges were carried.
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of 3.5 meters (11 ft 6 in). The ships displaced 1,380 metric tons (1,360 long tons) at standard load and 2,000 metric tons (2,000 long tons) at
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was laid down on 28 July 1927, launched on 24 April 1929 and commissioned on 10 October 1930. She was sunk on 1 June 1940 off
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guns. The ships carried two above-water triple sets of 550-millimeter (21.7 in)
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French Destroyers: Torpilleurs d'Escadre & Contre-Torpilleurs 1922–1956
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class was a slightly enlarged and improved version of the preceding
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Destroyers of World War Two: An International Encyclopedia
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pair each fore and aft of the superstructure. Their
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They were powered by two geared 14: 1422: 1381:World War II destroyers of France 618: 378:which gave them a range of 3,000 248:9 officers, 153 crewmen (wartime) 175:3.5 m (11 ft 6 in) 167:9.9 m (32 ft 6 in) 1319: 1314: 1302: 1294: 401:armament consisted of a pair of 354:, using steam provided by three 41: 1401:Maritime incidents in June 1940 389:-class ships consisted of four 279:2 chutes and 2 throwers for 22 1396:Ships built by Dyle et Bacalan 498: 495:Jordan & Moulin, Chapter 3 489: 486:Jordan & Moulin, Chapter 3 480: 260:130 mm (5.1 in) guns 1: 1406:Ships sunk by German aircraft 517:Chesneau, Roger, ed. (1980). 510: 16:Destroyer of the French Navy 7: 1391:Destroyers sunk by aircraft 393:guns in single mounts, one 391:Canon de 130 mm Modèle 1924 228:(61 km/h; 38 mph) 10: 1427: 433:, whilst assisting in the 403:Canon de 37 mm Modèle 1925 18: 1376:L'Adroit-class destroyers 1289: 1231: 858: 807: 781: 675: 385:The main armament of the 117: 34: 30: 474: 266:37 mm (1.5 in) 1201:Console Generale Liuzzi 418:Construction and career 118:General characteristics 600:"The Foudroyant Wreck" 459:51.082033°N 2.258517°E 315:Design and description 21:French ship Foudroyant 1352:51.08194°N 2.25861°E 1348: /  464:51.082033; 2.258517 455: /  350:, each driving one 330:. The ships had an 213:2 shafts; 2 geared 440:Wreck located at: 435:Dunkirk evacuation 311:during the 1920s. 1357:51.08194; 2.25861 1331: 1330: 1074:Ingénieur Riebell 1024:Train Ferry No. 2 820: 819: 669:-class destroyers 604:Wannasurf.com ltd 547:978-1-84832-198-4 360:metric horsepower 356:du Temple boilers 292:French destroyer 288: 287: 187:du Temple boilers 113:Sunk, 1 June 1940 1418: 1363: 1362: 1360: 1359: 1358: 1353: 1349: 1346: 1345: 1344: 1341: 1323: 1318: 1306: 1298: 1282: 1272: 1261: 1245: 1224: 1214: 1204: 1194: 1183: 1172: 1162: 1152: 1129: 1077: 1055: 1038: 1027: 1003: 986: 976: 966: 950: 918: 907: 847: 840: 833: 824: 823: 659: 652: 645: 636: 635: 614: 612: 610: 595: 573: 551: 532: 505: 504:Foudroyant Wreck 502: 496: 493: 487: 484: 470: 469: 467: 466: 465: 460: 456: 453: 452: 451: 448: 130:-class destroyer 49: 46: 45: 44: 28: 27: 1426: 1425: 1421: 1420: 1419: 1417: 1416: 1415: 1366: 1365: 1356: 1354: 1350: 1347: 1342: 1339: 1337: 1335: 1334: 1332: 1327: 1310: 1285: 1275: 1264: 1248: 1242:Empire Commerce 1238: 1232:Other incidents 1227: 1217: 1207: 1197: 1186: 1175: 1165: 1159:Empire Conveyor 1155: 1132: 1080: 1058: 1041: 1030: 1006: 989: 979: 969: 953: 921: 910: 867: 854: 851: 821: 816: 803: 777: 671: 663: 621: 608: 606: 592: 570: 548: 529: 513: 508: 503: 499: 494: 490: 485: 481: 477: 463: 461: 457: 454: 449: 446: 444: 442: 441: 431:German aircraft 420: 352:propeller shaft 317: 180:Installed power 105:24 October 1930 97:10 October 1930 76:Dyle et Bacalan 47: 42: 40: 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1424: 1414: 1413: 1408: 1403: 1398: 1393: 1388: 1383: 1378: 1329: 1328: 1290: 1287: 1286: 1284: 1283: 1276:Unknown date: 1273: 1262: 1246: 1235: 1233: 1229: 1228: 1226: 1225: 1218:Unknown date: 1215: 1205: 1195: 1184: 1173: 1163: 1153: 1130: 1078: 1056: 1039: 1028: 1004: 987: 977: 967: 951: 919: 908: 864: 862: 856: 855: 850: 849: 842: 835: 827: 818: 817: 815: 814: 808: 805: 804: 802: 801: 792: 782: 779: 778: 776: 775: 768: 761: 754: 747: 740: 733: 726: 719: 712: 705: 698: 691: 684: 676: 673: 672: 662: 661: 654: 647: 639: 633: 632: 627: 620: 619:External links 617: 616: 615: 596: 590: 578:Whitley, M. J. 574: 568: 556:Rohwer, Jürgen 552: 546: 533: 527: 512: 509: 507: 506: 497: 488: 478: 476: 473: 419: 416: 380:nautical miles 366:; 30,576  348:steam turbines 332:overall length 316: 313: 307:built for the 297:was one of 14 286: 285: 284: 283: 277: 271: 262: 254: 250: 249: 246: 242: 241: 234: 230: 229: 222: 218: 217: 215:steam turbines 211: 207: 206: 205: 204: 199:; 30,576  189: 181: 177: 176: 173: 169: 168: 165: 161: 160: 157: 153: 152: 137: 133: 132: 124: 123:Class and type 120: 119: 115: 114: 111: 107: 106: 103: 99: 98: 95: 91: 90: 87: 83: 82: 73: 69: 68: 65: 61: 60: 55: 51: 50: 37: 36: 32: 31: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1423: 1412: 1409: 1407: 1404: 1402: 1399: 1397: 1394: 1392: 1389: 1387: 1384: 1382: 1379: 1377: 1374: 1373: 1371: 1364: 1361: 1326: 1322: 1317: 1313: 1309: 1305: 1301: 1297: 1293: 1288: 1281: 1280: 1279:Mari Chandris 1274: 1271: 1270: 1263: 1260: 1259: 1254: 1253: 1247: 1244: 1243: 1237: 1236: 1234: 1230: 1223: 1222: 1216: 1213: 1212: 1206: 1203: 1202: 1196: 1193: 1192: 1185: 1182: 1181: 1174: 1171: 1170: 1164: 1161: 1160: 1154: 1151: 1150: 1144: 1143: 1138: 1137: 1131: 1128: 1127: 1122: 1121: 1116: 1115: 1110: 1109: 1104: 1103: 1098: 1097: 1092: 1091: 1086: 1085: 1079: 1076: 1075: 1070: 1069: 1064: 1063: 1057: 1054: 1053: 1048: 1047: 1040: 1037: 1036: 1029: 1026: 1025: 1020: 1019: 1013: 1012: 1005: 1002: 1001: 996: 995: 988: 985: 984: 978: 975: 974: 968: 965: 964: 959: 958: 952: 949: 948: 942: 941: 935: 934: 928: 927: 920: 917: 916: 909: 906: 905: 900: 899: 893: 892: 887: 886: 880: 879: 874: 873: 866: 865: 863: 861: 857: 848: 843: 841: 836: 834: 829: 828: 825: 813: 810: 809: 806: 800: 798: 794:Followed by: 793: 791: 789: 785:Preceded by: 784: 783: 780: 774: 773: 769: 767: 766: 762: 760: 759: 755: 753: 752: 748: 746: 745: 741: 739: 738: 734: 732: 731: 727: 725: 724: 720: 718: 717: 713: 711: 710: 706: 704: 703: 699: 697: 696: 692: 690: 689: 685: 683: 682: 678: 677: 674: 670: 668: 660: 655: 653: 648: 646: 641: 640: 637: 631: 628: 626: 623: 622: 605: 601: 597: 593: 591:0-87021-326-1 587: 583: 579: 575: 571: 569:1-59114-119-2 565: 561: 557: 553: 549: 543: 539: 534: 530: 528:0-85177-146-7 524: 520: 515: 514: 501: 492: 483: 479: 472: 468: 438: 436: 432: 428: 424: 415: 412: 408: 407:torpedo tubes 404: 400: 399:anti-aircraft 396: 392: 388: 383: 381: 377: 373: 369: 365: 362:(22,800  361: 357: 353: 349: 345: 341: 337: 333: 329: 327: 322: 312: 310: 306: 303: 301: 296: 295: 282: 281:depth charges 278: 276: 275:torpedo tubes 272: 270: 267: 263: 261: 257: 256: 255: 252: 251: 247: 244: 243: 239: 235: 232: 231: 227: 223: 220: 219: 216: 212: 209: 208: 202: 198: 195:(22,800  194: 190: 188: 184: 183: 182: 179: 178: 174: 171: 170: 166: 163: 162: 158: 155: 154: 150: 146: 142: 138: 135: 134: 131: 129: 125: 122: 121: 116: 112: 109: 108: 104: 101: 100: 96: 93: 92: 89:14 April 1929 88: 85: 84: 81: 77: 74: 71: 70: 67:21 April 1927 66: 63: 62: 59: 56: 53: 52: 38: 33: 29: 26: 22: 1333: 1278: 1268: 1258:Monte Piana 1256: 1250: 1240: 1220: 1211:Uebi Scebeli 1210: 1200: 1190: 1179: 1167: 1158: 1148: 1141: 1135: 1125: 1119: 1113: 1107: 1101: 1095: 1089: 1083: 1072: 1067: 1061: 1051: 1045: 1034: 1023: 1017: 1010: 999: 993: 982: 972: 961: 955: 946: 939: 932: 925: 914: 903: 897: 890: 884: 877: 876: 871: 796: 787: 771: 764: 763: 757: 750: 744:La Railleuse 743: 736: 729: 722: 715: 708: 701: 694: 687: 680: 666: 607:. 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Index

French ship Foudroyant
Dyle et Bacalan
Bordeaux
L'Adroit-class destroyer
t
long tons
standard
du Temple boilers
PS
kW
shp
steam turbines
knots
nmi
130 mm (5.1 in) guns
37 mm (1.5 in)
AA guns
torpedo tubes
depth charges
L'Adroit-class
destroyers
French Navy
Bourrasque class
overall length
beam
draft
deep load
steam turbines
propeller shaft
du Temple boilers

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