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Émile Bertin 1939 Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
Émile Bertin		F7	A C de la Loire et Penhoët, St-Nazaire	18.8.1931	9.5.1933	28.1.1935	FNFL 6.1943, TS 10.1951, stricken 10.1959

Technical data

Displacement standard, t	5886
Displacement full, t	8480
Length, m	167.0 pp 177.0 oa
Breadth, m	16.0
Draught, m	6.60 full load
No of shafts	4
Machinery	4 sets Parsons geared steam turbines, 6 Penhoët boilers
Power, h. p.	102000
Max speed, kts	34
Fuel, t	oil 1360
Endurance, nm(kts)	3600(15)
Armour, mm	magazines: 30, deck: 20, CT: 25
Armament	3 x 3 - 152/55 M1930, 1 x 2 - 90/50 M1930, 2 x 1 - 90/50 M1926, 4 x 2 - 37/50 M1933, 4 x 2 - 13.2/76, 2 x 3 - 550 TT, 1 catapult, 2 seaplanes (GL.832), 200 mines (overloaded)
Complement	567

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Project history

Built under the 1927 programme. Originally it was supposed to create an advanced cruiser-minelayer on the basis of Pluton, but in an ultimate variant minelaying abilities have faded into the background.

First in the French Navy Émil Bertin received triple 152mm turrets. The construction has appeared too light, and in 1935 hull under turrets was strengthened. On trials cruiser reached 39.66kts at 137908hp.

Ship protection

magazines had 30mm box-shaped protection. Turrets had no armour.

Modernizations 12.

1943: - 4 x 2 - 37/50, 4 x 2 - 13.2/76, 2 x 3 - 500 TT, catapult with seaplanes; + 2 x 2 - 90/50 M1930, 4 x 4 - 40/56 Mk 1.2, 20 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 4, SA, SF radars

1945: + type 284, type 285 radars

Naval service

At the moment of armistice signing Émil Bertin was on Martinique. Under the agreement from 1.5.1942 she was disarmed. Later, in June, 1943, Government of Martinique recognised Gaullist Algerian Government, and cruiser has passed to the USA for repair. Émil Bertin became seagoing gunnery training ship in 1947 and laid up to reserve in 1952.

Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.