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FR21 destroyers (1930 - 1931 / 1943)
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FR21 1943
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR21 (ex-Lion) | A C de France, Dunkerque, France | 7.1927 | 5.8.1929 | 2.1931 // 1.1943 | scuttled 9.9.1943 | ||
| FR24 (ex-Valmy) | A C de St-Nazaire-Penhoët, France | 5.1927 | 19.5.1928 | 1.1930 // --- | captured incomplete by Germany 9.9.1943 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 2436 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 3200 |
| Length, m | 123.1 pp 130.2 oa |
| Breadth, m | 11.8 |
| Draught, m | 4.68 |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | FR21: 2 sets Zoelly geared steam turbines, 4 Yarrow or Penhoët boilers FR24: 2 sets Parsons geared steam turbines, 4 Yarrow or Penhoët boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 64000 |
| Max speed, kts | 35.5 |
| Fuel, t | oil 572 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 2900(16) |
| Armament | FR21: 5 x 1 - 139/40 M1923, 4 x 1 - 37/50 M1925, 2 x 2 - 13.2/76, 2 x 3 - 550 TT, 2 DCR (32) FR24: 5 x 1 - 139/40 M1923, 1 x 2 - 37/50 M1933, 4 x 1 - 37/50 M1925, 2 x 2 - 13.2/76, 2 x 1 - 13.2/76, 1 x 3 - 550 TT, 2 DCR (32) |
| Complement | 230 |
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FR21 1943
Project history
Ex-French destroyers scuttled in Toulon 27.11.1942. Both were raised by Italians. Only FR21 was commissioned by Italian Navy. Unoperable FR24 was captured by Germans but never repaired.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
FR21 was scuttled by own crew 9.9.1943 at La Spezia to avoid capture.
