French cruiser Duquesne (1925)
| History | |
|---|---|
 France | |
| Namesake | Abraham Duquesne |
| Builder | Brest Dock Yard |
| Laid down | 30 October 1924 |
| Launched | 17 December 1925 |
| Commissioned | 6 December 1928 |
| Fate | Condemned 2 July 1955 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Duquesne class cruiser |
| Displacement | list error: <br /> list (help) 10,000 tonnes (standard) 12,200 tons (full load) |
| Length | 191 metres (627 feet) overall |
| Beam | 19 metres (62 feet) |
| Draught | 6.32 metres (20.75 feet) |
| Propulsion | 4-shaft Rateau-Bretagne single-reduction geared turbines, 9 Guyot boilers, 120,000 shp |
| Speed | 33¾ knots |
| Range | 4500 @ 15 knots |
| Complement | 605 |
| Armament | list error: <br /> list (help) 8 203mm/50 Modèle 1924 guns (4 × 2) 8 75 mm anti-aircraft guns (8 × 1) 8 37 mm anti-aircraft guns (4 × 2) 12 13.2 mm AA (4 × 3) 12 550 mm (21.7 inch) torpedo tubes (4 × 3); |
| Armour | list error: <br /> list (help) magazine boxes 30 millimetres; deck 30 millimetres; turrets and tower, 30 millimetres |
| Aircraft carried | 2 GL-812 (superseded by GL-832 then Loire-Nieuport 130, 1 catapult |
The Duquesne was a French Duquesne class heavy cruiser that served during World War II.
After her launch, she was used on prestige missions.
In January 1940, she took part in the hunt for the Admiral Graf Spee, and later returned to Alexandria. On 3 July, the French squadron under Admiral René-Emile Godfroy in Alexandria was blockaded by the British executing Operation Catapult ; Godfroy avoided destruction by negotiating to disarm his fleet and stay in port until the end of the war. In June 1943, she was incorporated in the Free French Naval Forces and served in the Atlantic.
She undertook a refit in 1945, and served in French Indochina until 1947.
External links
- Template:Fr Les bâtiments ayant porté le nom de Duquesne on NetMarine.net
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