L'Adroit Class.
French Destroyers of the L'Adroit Class, launched 1926 - 1929.
L'Adroit Class French destroyers including L'Alcyon, La Palme, Le Mars, La
Railleuse, Le Fortune, L'Adroit, Brestois, Bordelais, Boulonnais, Forbin,
Fougueux, Foudroyant, Basque and Frondeur. Displacement:
1378 tons, Crew: 138 (7 Officers and 131 all other ranks) Speed: 33
Knots. Armament: Four 130mm, One 75mm AA, Six 550mm Torpedo
Tubes. |
| L'Alcyon |
26th June 1926 |
Sold for breaking up 10th June 1952 |
| La Palme |
30th June 1926 |
Scuttled at Toulon 27th November 1942 |
| Le Mars |
28th August 1926 |
Scuttled at Toulon 27th November 1942 |
| La Railleuse |
9th September 1926 |
Lost by accidental explosion, 24th March 1940 |
| Le Fortune |
15th November 1926 |
Sold for breaking up 31st August 1950 |
| L'Adroit |
1st April 1927 |
Sunk 21st May 1940 |
| Brestois |
18th May 1927 |
Sunk 8th November 1942 |
| Bordelais |
23rd May 1927 |
Scuttled at Toulon 27th November 1942 |
| Boulonnais |
1st June 1927 |
Sunk 8th November 1942 |
| Forbin |
17th July 1928 |
Sunk 8th November 1942 |
| Fougueux |
4th August 1928 |
Sunk 8th November 1942 by gunfire off
Casablanca |
| Foudroyant |
24th April 1929 |
Sunk 1st June 1940 during the Evacuation of
Dunkirk |
| Basque |
25th May 1929 |
Sold for breaking up 10th December 1952 |
| Frondeur |
20th June 1929 |
Sunk 8th November 1942 |
| L'Alcyon |
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L'Alcyon.
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| La
Palme
La Palme was built by Dubigeon and launched 30th June 1926 and
completed 1928. Scuttled at Toulon 27th November 1942
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La Palme.
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Mars
Le Mars was built by Ch. Navals de Caen and launched on the 28th
August 1926 and completed 1928. Scuttled at Toulon 27th November 1942
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Mars.
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| L'Adroit |
L'Adroit, 1928.
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| Fougueux
Fougueux was built by A. Ch de Bretagne and launched on
the 4th August 1928 and completed 1930.. Sunk 8th November 1942 by gunfire
off Casablanca
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Fougueux.
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| Foudroyant
Foudroyant was built by Dyle at Bacalan and launched on
the 24th April 1929 and completed 1930.. Sunk 1st June 1940 during the
Evacuation of Dunkirk
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Foudroyant.
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Frondeur |
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Frondeur, 1938.
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