French destroyer Lion

Sister ship Guépard at anchor
History
France
Name	Lion
Namesake	Lion
Builder	Ateliers et Chantiers de France
Fate	Scuttled, 27 November 1942
General characteristics (as built)
Class and type	Guépard-class destroyer
Displacement	2,436 t (2,398 long tons) (standard) 3,220 t (3,170 long tons) (full load)
Length	130.2 m (427 ft 2.0 in)
Beam	11.5 m (37 ft 8.8 in)
Draft	4.3 m (14 ft 1.3 in)
Installed power	64,000 PS (47,000 kW; 63,000 shp) 4 du Temple boilers
Propulsion	2 shafts 2 geared steam turbines
Speed	35.5 knots (65.7 km/h; 40.9 mph)
Range	3,000 nmi (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) at 14.5 knots (26.9 km/h; 16.7 mph)
Crew	12 officers, 224 crewmen (wartime)
Armament	5 × single 138.6 mm (5.5 in) guns 4 × single 37 mm (1.5 in) anti-aircraft guns 2 × triple 550 mm (21.7 in) torpedo tubes 2 chutes; 4 throwers for 28 depth charges

Lion was one of six Template:Sclass-s (contre-torpilleurs) built for the French Navy during the 1920s.

After France surrendered to Germany in June 1940 during World War II, Lion served with the navy of Vichy France. She was among the ships of the French fleet scuttled at Toulon, France, on 27 November 1942. She later was salvaged and repaired by the Regia Marina (Italian Royal Navy).

References

• 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)
• Saibène, Marc (n.d.). Toulon et la Marine 1942-1944. Bourg en Bresse: Marines Editions at Realisations.
• Whitley, M. J. (1988). Destroyers of World War Two. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-326-1.