Bouclier 1940
Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
Bouclier | H20 | 50 | A C de la Seine-Maritime, Le Trait, France | 10.1934 | 9.8.1937 | 8.1938 // 8.1940 | to FNFL 1.1941 |
Displacement standard, t |
680 |
Displacement full, t |
895 |
Length, m |
76.0 pp 80.7 oa |
Breadth, m |
7.96 |
Draught, m |
3.07 |
No of shafts |
2 |
Machinery |
2 sets Parsons geared steam turbines, 2 Indret boilers |
Power, h. p. |
22000 |
Max speed, kts |
34.5 |
Fuel, t |
oil 170 |
Endurance, nm(kts) | 1000(20) |
Armament |
2 x 1 - 100/45 M1932, 2 x 2 - 13.2/76, 1 x 2 - 550 TT, 1 DCR, 1 Ginocchio towed AS torpedo |
Complement |
105 |
Project history: Ex-French torpedo boat of 600t type. She was captured by British 3.7.1940 during operation "Catapult", transferred to Dutch Navy 31.8.1940, but because of problems with a machinery actually did not entered service.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: Bouclier was returned to RN 12.1.1941 and immediately transferred to FNFL.
La Bayonnaise 1937
Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.
© Ivan Gogin, 2011-14