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FIGHTING SHIPS OF THE WORLD
FRANCE
ESCORTS
PLUVIER patrol vessels (1918)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canard | A C de la Loire, St-Nazaire | 1918 | stricken 1919, minesweeper 1939, scuttled 13.11.1942 | ||||
| Colombe | A C de la Loire, St-Nazaire | 1918 | stricken 1922 | ||||
| Coq | A C de la Loire, St-Nazaire | 1918 | stricken 1919, minesweeper 1939 - 1945 | ||||
| Faisan | A C de la Loire, St-Nazaire | 1918 | captured by British 3.7.1940, returned 1945, discarded 1945 | ||||
| Gelinotte | A C de la Loire, St-Nazaire | 1918 | stricken 1951 | ||||
| Heron II | A C de la Loire, Nantes | 1918 | scuttled 27.11.1942 | ||||
| Paon | A C de la Loire, St-Nazaire | 1918 | captured by Germans 11.1942 (M7601) | ||||
| Pigeon | A C de la Loire, Nantes | 1918 | minesweeper 1939, scuttled 9.11.1942 | ||||
| Pingouin II | A C de la Loire, Nantes | 1918 | captured by British 3.7.1940, returned 1945, discarded 1949 | ||||
| Pintade | A C de la Loire, Nantes | 1918 | captured by British 3.7.1940, returned 1945, discarded 1945 | ||||
| Pluvier | A C de la Loire, Nantes | 1918 | stricken 1920 | ||||
| Perdreau II | A C de la Loire, Nantes | 1918 | collision 14.8.1918 | ||||
| Ramier | A C de la Loire, St-Nazaire | 1918 | captured by British 3.7.1940, returned 1945, discarded 1949 | ||||
| Tourterelle | A C de la Loire, Nantes | 1918 | scuttled 9.11.1942, returned 1945, condemned 1956 | ||||
| Vanneau II | A C de la Loire, Nantes | 1918 | stricken 1920 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 680 - 780 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | |
| Length, m | |
| Breadth, m | |
| Draught, m | |
| No of shafts | 1 |
| Machinery | 1 VTE |
| Power, h. p. | 750 |
| Max speed, kts | 11 |
| Fuel, t | |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
| Armament | |
| Complement |
Project history
Tugs used as patrols.
Modernizations
1939, Canard, Coq, Pigeon: + mechanical minesweeping gear
Naval service
Perdreau II was rammed and sunk 14.8.1918 by Italian s/s Salvatore off Dakar. Pingouin II, Pintade, Faisan and Ramier were captured by British 3.7.1940 and returned after war. Tourterelle was scuttled at Oran 9.11.1942, raised by Germans in 1943, returned in 1945. Heron II was scuttled 27.11.1942 at Toulon, raised in 1946 and discarded in 1949. Paon was captured by Germans in November 1942 at Toulon and served under German flag as minesweeper M7601, she was sunk by internal explosion 2.10.1944 at La Spezia.
