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Vauquelin 1939

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate	Modification
Vauquelin			A C de France, Dunkerque	3.1930	29.3.1931	3.1934	scuttled 27.11.1942	"E" group
Cassard			A C de Bretagne, Nantes	4.1930	8.11.1931	10.1933	scuttled 27.11.1942	"E" group
Maillé Brézé		V5	A C de St-Nazaire-Penhoët	10.1930	9.11.1931	4.1934	blew up 30.4.1940	"E" group
Kersaint			A C de la Loire, St-Nazaire	9.1930	14.11.1931	1.1934	scuttled 27.11.1942	"E" group
Tartu			A C de la Loire, St-Nazaire	9.1930	7.12.1931	2.1933	scuttled 27.11.1942	"E" group
Chevalier Paul			F C de la Méditerranée, La Seyne	2.1931	21.3.1932	8.1934	sunk 16.6.1941	"E" group

Technical data

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

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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.