Half-sister Milan at anchor
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History | |
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France | |
Name | Gerfaut |
Namesake | Gerfalcon |
Builder | Ateliers et Chantiers de Bretagne, Nantes |
Launched | 14 June 1930 |
Completed | 30 January 1932 |
Fate | Scuttled, 27 November 1942 |
General characteristics (as built) | |
Class and type | Aigle-class destroyer |
Displacement |
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Length | 128.5 m (421 ft 7 in) |
Beam | 11.8 m (38 ft 9 in) |
Draught | 4.4 m (14 ft 5 in) |
Installed power |
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Propulsion |
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Speed | 36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph) |
Range | 3,650 nmi (6,760 km; 4,200 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
Crew | 10 officers, 217 crewmen (wartime) |
Armament |
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Gerfaut was one of six Aigle-class destroyers (contre-torpilleurs) built for the French Navy in the interwar period.
After France surrendered to Germany in June 1940 during World War II, Gerfaut served with the navy of Vichy France. She was among the ships of the French fleet scuttled at Toulon, France, on 27 November 1942.
Half-sister Milan at anchor
| |
History | |
---|---|
France | |
Name | Gerfaut |
Namesake | Gerfalcon |
Builder | Ateliers et Chantiers de Bretagne, Nantes |
Launched | 14 June 1930 |
Completed | 30 January 1932 |
Fate | Scuttled, 27 November 1942 |
General characteristics (as built) | |
Class and type | Aigle-class destroyer |
Displacement |
|
Length | 128.5 m (421 ft 7 in) |
Beam | 11.8 m (38 ft 9 in) |
Draught | 4.4 m (14 ft 5 in) |
Installed power |
|
Propulsion |
|
Speed | 36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph) |
Range | 3,650 nmi (6,760 km; 4,200 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
Crew | 10 officers, 217 crewmen (wartime) |
Armament |
|
Gerfaut was one of six Aigle-class destroyers (contre-torpilleurs) built for the French Navy in the interwar period.
After France surrendered to Germany in June 1940 during World War II, Gerfaut served with the navy of Vichy France. She was among the ships of the French fleet scuttled at Toulon, France, on 27 November 1942.