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LA MALOUINE corvettes (1940 - 1942)
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La Malouine 1941
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Malouine | 1076 | Smiths Dock, South Bank, UK | 11.1939 | 21.3.1940 | 7.1940 // --- | captured by UK 7.1940 (La Malouine) | |
| La Bastiaise | 1077 | Smiths Dock, South Bank, UK | 11.1939 | 8.4.1940 | --- | sunk during trials 22.6.1940 | |
| La Dieppoise | 1079 | Smiths Dock, South Bank, UK | 1.1940 | 21.6.1940 | 8.1940 // --- | captured by UK 7.1940 (Fleur de Lys) | |
| La Paimpolaise | 1080 | Smiths Dock, South Bank, UK | 3.1940 | 4.7.1940 | 9.1940 // --- | captured by UK 7.1940 (Nasturtium) | |
| Arbalète | Harland & Wolff, Belfast, UK | 1940 | --- | --- | fate unknown | ||
| Arc | Smiths Dock, South Bank, UK | 1940 | --- | --- | fate unknown | ||
| Arquebuse | F10 | A C de la St-Nazaire-Penhoët | 1939 | 16.10.1940 | 4.1944 // --- | completed as German PA1 | |
| Carabine | Smiths Dock, South Bank, UK | 1940 | --- | --- | fate unknown | ||
| Dague | Harland & Wolff, Belfast, UK | 1940 | --- | --- | fate unknown | ||
| Flèche | Harland & Wolff, Belfast, UK | 1940 | --- | --- | fate unknown | ||
| Fronde | Smiths Dock, South Bank, UK | 1940 | --- | --- | fate unknown | ||
| Glaive | Smiths Dock, South Bank, UK | 1940 | --- | --- | fate unknown | ||
| Hallebarde | G10 | A C de la St-Nazaire-Penhoët | 1939 | 27.11.1940 | 11.1943 // --- | completed as German PA2 | |
| Javeline | A C de France, Dunkerque | 1940 | --- | --- | cancelled 1940 | ||
| Lance | Harland & Wolff, Belfast, UK | 1940 | --- | --- | fate unknown | ||
| Mousquet | Harland & Wolff, Belfast, UK | 1940 | --- | --- | fate unknown | ||
| Peruisane | Smiths Dock, South Bank, UK | 1940 | --- | --- | fate unknown | ||
| Pique | Smiths Dock, South Bank, UK | 1940 | --- | --- | fate unknown | ||
| Pistolet | Smiths Dock, South Bank, UK | 1940 | --- | --- | fate unknown | ||
| Poignard | I10 | A C de la St-Nazaire-Penhoët | 1939 | 1941 | --- | captured by Germany on the stocks (PA4), scuttled incomplete 8.1944 | |
| Sabre | H10 | A C de la St-Nazaire-Penhoët | 1939 | 29.11.1940 | 11.1943 // --- | completed as German PA3 | |
| Tromblon | A C de France, Dunkerque | 1940 | --- | --- | cancelled 1940 | ||
| Aconit (ex-Aconite) | K58 | 435 | Ailsa, Troon, UK | 3.1940 | 31.3.1941 | 7.1941 | to UK 4.1947 |
| Alysse (ex-Alyssum) | K100 | 218 | George Brown, Greenock, UK | 6.1940 | 3.3.1941 | 6/1941 // 6.1941 | sunk 10.2.1942 |
| Commandant Drogou (ex-Chrysanthemum) | K195 | 1104 | Harland & Wolff, Belfast, UK | 12.1940 | 11.4.1941 | 1.1942 | to UK 5.1947 |
| Commandant Détroyat (ex-Coriander) | K183 | 760 | Hall Russell, Aberdeen, UK | 1940 | 9.6.1941 | 7.1941 | to UK 1947 (Coriander) |
| Lobélia (ex-Lobelia) | K05 | 672 | Hall, Aberdeen, UK | 6.1940 | 15.2.1941 | 7.1941 | to UK 4.1947 |
| Commandant d`Estienne d`Orves (ex-Lotus) | K93 | Hill, Bristol, UK | 5.1941 | 17.1.1942 | 5.1942 | to UK 5.1947 | |
| Mimosa (ex-Mimosa) | K11 | Hill, Bristol, UK | 4.1940 | 18.1.1941 | 5.1941 | sunk 9.6.1942 | |
| Renoncule (ex-Ranonculus) | K117 | 746 | Simons, Renfrew, UK | 1940/41 | 25.6.1941 | 7.1941 | to UK 1947 |
| Roselys (ex-Sundew) | K57 | 155 | Lewis, Aberdeen, UK | 1940/41 | 28.5.1941 | 9.1941 | to UK 1947 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 925 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 1170 |
| Length, m | 57.9 pp 62.5 oa |
| Breadth, m | 10.1 |
| Draught, m | 4.14 deep load |
| No of shafts | 1 |
| Machinery | 1 VTE, 2 cylindrical boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 2750 |
| Max speed, kts | 16.5 |
| Fuel, t | oil 230 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 3500(12) |
| Armament | ships built for France: 1 x 1 - 100/45 M1932, 2 x 2 - 13.2/76, 2 DCR (12) ex-RN ships: 1 x 1 - 102/45 BL Mk IX, 1 x 1 - 40/39 QF Mk VIII, 2 x 2 - 7.7/87, 2 DCT, 2 DCR (40) |
| Electronic equipment | ships built for France: sonar ex-RN ships: type 271 radar, type 128 sonar |
| Complement | 85 - 109 |
Standard scale images
Lobélia 1942
Graphics
La Malouine 1941
Lobélia 1942 Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.
Project history
4 ships of 1st group were built specially for France and should have French armament. After capitulation of France La Malouine, La Dieppoise and La Paimpolaise 1.7.1940 were confiscated by British Government and commissioned by the RN as La Malouine, Fleur de Lys and Nasturtium. Fourth ship, La Bastiaise, was lost on a mine 22.6.1940 during sea trails, formally being still the property of the builder.
18 more ships for French Navy were ordered in 1939 and 1940 to French and British builders. Any of them did not entered service under French flag.
9 ships of 2nd group were transferred to FNFL from RN in 1941-1942
Modernizations
to 1945, Lobélia: - 2 x 2 - 7.7/87; + 4 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon Mk II/IV, 2 DCT (72 DC at all), type 271 radar, type 128 sonar
to 1945, Aconit, Commandant Drogou, Commandant Détroyat, Commandant d`Estienne d`Orves, Mimosa, Renoncule, Roselys: - 2 x 2 - 7.7/87; + 2 x 1 - 57/40 6pdr Hotchkiss Mk I, 2 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon Mk II/IV, 2 DCT (72 DC at all), type 271 radar, type 128 sonar
Naval service
Two ships became victims of German submarines: Alysse 8.2.1942 was damaged by U654 and sank in two days, Mimosa 9.6.1942 was sunk by U124.
