History
France
Name	Brestois
Builder	Chantiers Dubigeon,Nantes
Laid down	17 May 1926
Launched	18 May 1927
Completed	15 June 1928
Fate	Sunk 8 November 1942
General characteristics
Class & type	L'Adroit-class destroyer
Displacement	1,380 t (1,360long tons) (standard)
Length	107.2 m (351 ft 8 in)
Beam	9.9 m (32 ft 6 in)
Draft	3.5 m (11 ft 6 in)
Installed power	3du Temple boilers 31,000 PS (22,800 kW; 30,576 shp)
Propulsion	2 shafts; 2 gearedsteam turbines
Speed	33knots (61 km/h; 38 mph)
Range	3,000 nmi (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Crew	9 officers, 153 crewmen (wartime)
Armament	4 × single130 mm (5.1 in) guns 2 × single37 mm (1.5 in)AA guns 2 × triple 550 mm (21.7 in)torpedo tubes 2 chutes and 2 throwers for 22depth charges

TheFrench destroyerBrestois was one of 14L'Adroit-class destroyers built for theFrench Navy during the 1920s.

TheL'Adroit class was a slightly enlarged and improved version of the precedingBourrasque class. The ships had anoverall length of 107.2 meters (351 ft 8 in), abeam of 9.9 meters (32 ft 6 in), and adraft of 3.5 meters (11 ft 6 in). The ships displaced 1,380 metric tons (1,360 long tons) at standard load and 2,000 metric tons (2,000 long tons) atdeep load. They were powered by two gearedsteam turbines, each driving onepropeller shaft, using steam provided by threedu Temple boilers. The turbines were designed to produce 31,000metric horsepower (22,800 kW; 30,576 shp), which would propel the ships at 33knots (61 km/h; 38 mph). The ships carried 386 metric tons (380 long tons) offuel oil which gave them a range of 3,000nautical miles (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph).^[1]

The main armament of theL'Adroit-class ships consisted of fourCanon de 130 mm Modèle 1924 guns in single mounts, onesuperfiring pair each fore and aft of the superstructure. Theiranti-aircraft armament consisted of a pair ofCanon de 37 mm Modèle 1925 guns. The ships carried two above-water triple sets of 550-millimeter (21.7 in)torpedo tubes. A pair ofdepth charge chutes were built into their stern; these housed a total of sixteen 200-kilogram (440 lb) depth charges. In addition two depth charge throwers were fitted for which six 100-kilogram (220 lb) depth charges were carried.^[2]

Brestois waslaid down on 17 May 1926,launched on 18 May 1927 and completed on 15 June 1928. She capsized after being hit by gunfire from the American cruiserUSSBrooklyn^[3] offCasablanca,French Morocco, on 8 November 1942 during theNaval Battle of Casablanca.^[4]

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