French cruiser Tourville (1926)

For other ships with the same name, see French ship Tourville.

Tourville

Tourville in 1929
History
France
Name	Tourville
Namesake	Anne Hilarion de Tourville
Builder	Lorient Navy Yard
Laid down	14 April 1925
Launched	24 August 1926
Commissioned	1 December 1928
Fate	Condemned 8 March 1962
General characteristics
Class and type	Template:Sclass-
Displacement	10,000 tonnes (standard) 12,200 tons (full load)
Length	191 m (626 ft 8 in) overall
Beam	19 m (62 ft 4 in)
Draught	6.32 m (20 ft 9 in)
Propulsion	4-shaft Rateau-Bretagne single-reduction geared turbines; 9 Guyot boilers; 120,000 shp (89 MW)
Speed	33.75 knots (38.84 mph; 62.51 km/h)
Range	4,500 nautical miles (5,200 mi; 8,300 km) at 15 knots (17 mph; 28 km/h)
Complement	605
Armament	8 × 203mm/50 Modèle 1924 guns (4 × 2) 8 × 75 mm (3 in) anti-aircraft guns (8 × 1) 8 × 37 mm (1.5 in) anti-aircraft guns (4 × 2) 12 × 13.2 mm (0.52 in) AA (4 × 3) 6 × 550 mm (22 in) torpedo tubes (2 × 3)
Armour	Magazine box 30 mm (1.2 in) Deck 30 mm (1.2 in) Turrets and conning tower 30 mm (1.2 in)
Aircraft carried	2 GL-812 (superseded by GL-832 then Loire-Nieuport 130, 1 catapult)

Tourville was a French Template:Sclass- heavy cruiser that served during World War II. At the outbreak of the war, Tourville was part of the Force X, under Vice Admiral Godfroy.

Design and description

The design of the Duquesne class was derived from an enlarged version of the Template:Sclass- light cruiser armed with 203-millimetre (8 in) guns. The ships had an overall length of 191 meters (626 ft 8 in), a beam of 19 meters (62 ft 4 in), and a draft of 6.45 meters (21 ft 2 in). They displaced 10,160 metric tons (10,000 long tons) at standard load and 12,435 t (12,239 long tons) at deep load. Their crew normally consisted of 605 men and increased by 32 when serving as flagships.

Bibliography

• Jordan, John & Moulin, Jean (2013). French Cruisers 1922–1956. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84832-133-5.