Chevalier Paul 1941
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| "E" group | |||||||
| Vauquelin | A C de France, Dunkerque | 3.1930 | 29.3.1931 | 3.1934 | scuttled 27.11.1942 | ||
| Cassard | A C de Bretagne, Nantes | 4.1930 | 8.11.1931 | 10.1933 | scuttled 27.11.1942 | ||
| Maillé Brézé | V5 | A C de St-Nazaire-Penhoët | 10.1930 | 9.11.1931 | 4.1934 | blew up 30.4.1940 | |
| Kersaint | A C de la Loire, St-Nazaire | 9.1930 | 14.11.1931 | 1.1934 | scuttled 27.11.1942 | ||
| Tartu | A C de la Loire, St-Nazaire | 9.1930 | 7.12.1931 | 2.1933 | scuttled 27.11.1942 | ||
| Chevalier Paul | F C de la Méditerranée, La Seyne | 2.1931 | 21.3.1932 | 8.1934 | sunk 16.6.1941 | ||
|
Displacement standard, t |
2441 |
|
Displacement full, t |
3140 |
|
Length, m |
122.4 pp 129.3 oa |
|
Breadth, m |
11.8 |
|
Draught, m |
4.97 |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
Vauquelin: 2 sets Zoelly geared steam turbines, 4 Yarrow or Penhoët boilers Cassard: 2 sets Rateau-Bretagne geared steam turbines, 4 Yarrow or Penhoët boilers others: 2 sets Parsons geared steam turbines, 4 Yarrow or Penhoët boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
64000 |
|
Max speed, kts |
36 |
|
Fuel, t |
oil 585 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 3650(18) |
|
Armament |
5 x 1 - 139/40 M1927, 4 x 1 - 37/50 M1925, 2 x 2 - 13.2/76, 1 x 3 - 550 TT, 2 x 2 - 550 TT, 4 DCT, 2 DCR (44), 50 mines |
| Complement | 230 |
Project history: Built under 1928 (3 ships) and 1929 (3 ships) programmes. Third and last series of "four-funneler" ("E" group). On trials they reached for the short time from 39.83 (Chevalier Paul) to 42.85 (Cassard) knots. Welding was used at first time in the French Navy at building of these ships.
Modernizations: 1940, Chevalier Paul: - 1 x 3 - 550 TT, 2 x 1 - 37/50; + 1 x 2 - 37/50 M1933, 2 x 1 - 13.2/94
1940, Vauquelin, Tartu: + type 123 sonar
1941, Vauquelin: + 1 x 2 - 37/50 M1933, 2 x 1 - 13.2/94
1941, Cassard, Tartu: - 2 x 1 - 37/50; + 1 x 2 - 37/50 M1933, 2 x 1 - 13.2/94
1941, Kersaint: + 1 x 2 - 37/50 M1933, 3 x 1 - 25/60 M1938, 2 x 1 - 13.2/94
Naval service: Maillé Brézé 30.4.1940 was lost at Greenock on river Clyde (UK). One of torpedo tubes was spontaneously discharged, explosion and a fire have followed. During campaign off Syria 16.6.1941 Chevalier Paul was attacked by five British torpedo bombers off Latakieh and received one torpedo hit to boiler room, she has lost a course and sunk. 22.6.1941 at Beirut Vauquelin was damaged by British aircraft. Remaining destroyers were scuttled at Toulon 27.11.1942. They were never salvaged.
Vauquelin 1939
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