French destroyer Kersaint (1931)

History
France
Name	Kersaint
Namesake	Armand de Kersaint
Builder	Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire, St Nazaire
Launched	14 November 1931
Completed	31 December 1933
Fate	Scuttled, 27 November 1942
General characteristics
Class and type	Template:Sclass-
Displacement	2,441 t (2,402 long tons) (standard) 3,120 t (3,070 long tons) (full load)
Length	129.3 m (424 ft 2.6 in)
Beam	11.8 m (38 ft 8.6 in)
Draft	4.4 m (14 ft 5.2 in)
Installed power	64,000 PS (47,000 kW; 63,000 shp) 4 du Temple boilers
Propulsion	2 shafts 2 geared steam turbines
Speed	36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph)
Range	3,000 nmi (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Crew	12 officers, 220 crewmen (wartime)
Armament	5 × single 138.6 mm (5.5 in) guns 4 × single 37 mm (1.5 in) anti-aircraft guns 2 × twin 13.2 mm (0.5 in) anti-aircraft machineguns 1 × triple, 2 × twin 550 mm (21.7 in) torpedo tubes 2 chutes for 16 depth charges 40 mines

Kersaint was one of six Template:Sclass-s (contre-torpilleurs) built for the French Navy during the 1930s.

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

After France surrendered to Germany in June 1940 during World War II, Kersaint 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

• Chesneau, Roger, ed. (1980). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-146-7.
• Jordan, John; Moulin, Jean (2015). French Destroyers: Torpilleurs d'Escadre & Contre-Torpilleurs 1922–1956. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84832-198-4. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |lastauthoramp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)
• Saibène, Marc (n.d.). Toulon et la Marine 1942-1944. Marines Editions at Realisations.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: year (link)
• Whitley, M. J. (1988). Destroyers of World War Two. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-326-1.