French destroyer Siroco (1939)

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

Sister ship Le Hardi at anchor
History
France
Name	Le Corsaire
Namesake	Corsair
Builder	Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée, La Seyne-sur-Mer
Laid down	24 May 1937
Launched	14 November 1939
In service	1 July 1941
Renamed	Siroco, 1 April 1941
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

Siroco was one of a dozen Template:Sclass-s built for the French Navy during the late 1930s under the name Le Corsaire.

After France surrendered to Germany in June 1940 during World War II, Le Corsaire served with the navy of Vichy France. She was renamed Siroco in early 1941 to commemorate a destroyer of that name sunk by the Germans on 31 May 1940 during the Battle of France.

Siroco 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

• 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.
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