Ville d`Ys 1940
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Andromédé (ex-Andromeda), 1917- Ville d`Ys | 1036 | Swan Hunter, Wallsend, UK | 12/1916 | 6.1917 | 8.1917 | stricken 6.1945 |
|
Displacement normal, t |
1121 |
|
Displacement full, t |
1250 |
|
Length, m |
75.4 pp 83.5 oa |
|
Breadth, m |
12.0 |
|
Draught, m |
5.00 |
|
No of shafts |
1 |
|
Machinery |
1 4-cyl VTE, 2 cylindrical boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
2675 |
|
Max speed, kts |
17 |
|
Fuel, t |
coal 270 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 2400(10) |
|
Armament |
3 x 1 - 100/45 M1917, 2 x 1 - 47/40 M1885, 2 DCT, 1 DCR |
|
Complement |
103 |
Project history: Purchased from UK for replacement of sunken sloop Rigel. Belonged to Aubrietia group.
Modernizations: 1920: armament was changed to 1 x 1 - 100/45 M1917, 3 x 1 - 75/35 M1897, 2 x 1 - 47/40 M1885.
Naval service: After the First World War sloop saw fishery protection service. To the Second World War beginning she became outdated and paid off at Fort-de-France (West Indies) in November, 1940.
Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.
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