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FR22 destroyers (1925 - 1926 / 1943)
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FR23 1943
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR22 (ex-Panthère) | Arsenal de Lorient, France | 12.1922 | 27.10.1924 | 11.1926 // --- | scuttled incomplete 8.9.1943 | ||
| FR23 (ex-Tigre) | A C de Bretagne, Nantes, France | 9.1923 | 2.8.1924 | 12.1925 // --- | commissioned as personnel transport, returned to France 10.1943 (Tigre) |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 2126 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 2950 - 3050 |
| Length, m | 119.7 pp 126.8 oa |
| Breadth, m | 11.3 |
| Draught, m | 4.10 |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 sets Rateau-Bretagne geared steam turbines, 5 Du Temple boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 50000 |
| Max speed, kts | 35.5 |
| Fuel, t | oil 530 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 2900(16) |
| Armament | 4 x 1 - 130/40 M1919, 4 x 2 - 13.2/76, 2 x 3 - 550 TT, 4 DCT, 2 DCR (46) |
| Complement | 195 |
Standard scale images
Léopard 1942
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FR23 1943
Project history
Ex-French destroyers Panthère and Tigre were scuttled 27.11.1942 but salvaged by Italians and renamed FR22 and FR23, former was never repaired, latter was commissioned by Italian navy as auxiliary personnel transport and returned to France after Italy surrendered.
