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FIGHTING SHIPS OF THE WORLD
FRANCE
ESCORTS
HIPPOPOTAME patrol vessels (1917 - 1919)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hippopotame | Penhoët, St-Nazaire | 1918 | stricken 1952 | ||||
| Mammouth | Ch de Normandie, Rouen | 1917 | captured by British 3.7.1940 | ||||
| Mastodonte | Ch de Normandie, Rouen | 1919 | captured by British 3.7.1940 | ||||
| Rhinocéros | Penhoët, St-Nazaire | 1918 | captured by Germans 8.12.1942 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 970 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | |
| Length, m | |
| Breadth, m | |
| Draught, m | |
| No of shafts | 1 |
| Machinery | 1 VTE, 2 D'Allest boiles |
| Power, h. p. | 1800 |
| Max speed, kts | 12 |
| Fuel, t | |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
| Armament | 2 x 1 - 75/35 M1897 |
| Complement |
Project history
Patrol tugs.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
Mammouth and Mastodonte were captured by British 3.7.1940, returned in 1945 and used as tugs. Rhinocéros was captured by Germans 8.12.1942 at Bizerta and bombed by Allied aircraft 25.3.1943 at Sousse.
