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LE GLADIATEUR netlayer (1935)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Gladiateur | Arsenal de Lorient | 1932 | 10.4.1933 | 1935 | scuttled 27.11.1942 (later German SG18) |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 1858 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 2293 |
| Length, m | 113.0 |
| Breadth, m | 12.7 |
| Draught, m | 3.50 |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 sets Parsons geared steam turbines, 2 Indret boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 6000 |
| Max speed, kts | 18 |
| Fuel, t | oil 399 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
| Armament | 4 x 1 - 90/50 M1926, 6 x 1 - 8.80, nets |
| Complement | 132 |
Standard scale images
Le Gladiateur 1940
Project history
Unique purpose-built "offensive" netlayer of French Navy, analogue of British Protector.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
Le Gladiateur was scuttled 27.11.1942 at Toulon by own crew to avoid capture. 30.3.1943 ship was salvaged by Italians but later captured by Germans and commissioned them in January 1944 as SG18. She was bombed and sunk by Allied aircraft 4.2.1944.
