French destroyer Casque (1938)

For the earlier destroyer, see French destroyer Casque (1910).

Sister ship Le Hardi at anchor
History
France
Name	Casque
Namesake	Helmet
Builder	Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée, La Seyne-sur-Mer
Laid down	30 November 1936
Launched	2 November 1938
In service	20 June 1940
Captured	27 November 1942
Fate	Scuttled, 27 November 1942
General characteristics
Class and type	Template:Sclass-
Displacement	1,800 t (1,772 long tons) (standard ) 2,577 t (2,536 long tons) (deep load)
Length	117.2 m (384 ft 6 in) (o/a)
Beam	11.1 m (36 ft 5 in)
Draught	3.8 m (12 ft 6 in)
Installed power	58,000 PS (42,659 kW; 57,207 shp) 4 Forced-circulation boilers
Propulsion	2 × Shafts 2 × Geared steam turbines
Speed	37 knots (69 km/h; 43 mph)
Range	3,100 nautical miles (5,700 km; 3,600 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement	187 officers and enlisted men
Armament	3 × twin 130 mm (5.1 in) guns 2 × single 37 mm (1.5 in) AA guns 2 × twin 13.2 mm (0.5 in) anti-aircraft machineguns 1 × triple + 2 × twin 550 mm (21.7 in) torpedo tubes 8 depth charges; 1 × chute

The French destroyer Casque was one of a dozen Template:Sclass-s built for the French Navy during the late 1930s.

After France surrendered to Germany in June 1940 during World War II, Casque served with the navy of Vichy France. She was among the ships of the French fleet scuttled at Toulon, France, on 27 November 1942.

References

• Cernuschi, Enrico; O'Hara, Vincent P. (2013). "Toulon: The Self-Destruction and Salvage of the French Fleet". In Jordan, John (ed.). Warship 2013. London: Conway. pp. 134–48. ISBN 978-1-84486-205-4. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |lastauthoramp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)
• Chesneau, Roger, ed. (1980). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. Greenwich, UK: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-146-7.
• Jordan, John; Moulin, Jean (2015). French Destroyers: Torpilleurs d'Escadre & Contre-Torpilleurs 1922–1956. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84832-198-4. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |lastauthoramp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)
• Whitley, M. J. (1988). Destroyers of World War Two. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-326-1.