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FR41 torpedo boats (1936 - 1937 / 1942)
Photo
La Bayonnaise 1937
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR41 (ex-Bombarde) | A C de la Loire, Nantes, France | 2.1935 | 23.3.1936 | 8.1937 // 12.1942 | to Germany 4.1943 (TA9) | ||
| FR42 (ex-La Pomone) | A C de la Loire, Nantes, France | 11.1933 | 25.1.1935 | 12.1936 // 12.1942 | to Germany 4.1943 (TA10) | ||
| FR43 (ex-L`Iphigénie) | A C de la Loire, Nantes, France | 12.1933 | 18.4.1935 | 11.1936 // 12.1942 | to Germany 4.1943 (TA11) |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 680 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 895 |
| Length, m | 76.0 pp 80.7 oa |
| Breadth, m | 7.96 |
| Draught, m | 3.07 |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 sets Parsons or Rateau-Bretagne geared steam turbines, 2 Indret boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 22000 |
| Max speed, kts | 34.5 |
| Fuel, t | oil 170 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 1000(20) |
| Armament | 2 x 1 - 100/45 M1932, 2 x 2 - 13.2/76, 1 x 2 - 550 TT, 1 DCR, 1 Ginocchio towed AS torpedo |
| Complement | 105 |
Graphics
La Bayonnaise 1937
Project history
After Allied landing in the North Africa in November, 1942 German troops captured French ships at Bizerte and transferred three torpedo boats of 600t type to Italy 28.12.1942 FR41 (ex-Bombarde), FR42 (ex-La Pomone) and FR43 (ex-L`lphigenie).
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
All were returned to Germany 6.4.1943.
