_on_19_July_1937.jpg) Vauban in 1937 | |
| History | |
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| Name | Vauban |
| Namesake | Marshal of FranceSébastien Le Prestre de Vauban |
| Builder | Ateliers et Chantiers de France |
| Launched | 1 February 1930 |
| Completed | 9 January 1931 |
| Fate | |
| General characteristics (as built) | |
| Displacement | |
| Length | 130.2 m (427 ft 2 in) |
| Beam | 11.5 m (37 ft 9 in) |
| Draft | 4.3 m (14 ft 1 in) |
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| Propulsion | 2 shafts; 2 gearedsteam turbines |
| Speed | 35.5knots (65.7 km/h; 40.9 mph) |
| Range | 3,000 nmi (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) at 14.5 knots (26.9 km/h; 16.7 mph) |
| Crew | 12 officers, 224 crewmen (wartime) |
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Vauban was one of sixGuépard-classdestroyers (contre-torpilleurs) built for theFrench Navy during the 1920s. Completed in 1931, she participated inWorld War II. AfterFrance surrendered toGermany in June 1940, the ship served with the navy ofVichy France. She was amongthe ships of the French fleet scuttled atToulon, France, on 27 November 1942. Her wreck wassalvaged in 1947 and subsequently scrapped.[1]
TheGuépard-class ships were improved versions of the precedingJaguar class. They had anoverall length of 130.2 meters (427 ft 2 in), abeam of 11.5 meters (37 ft 9 in),[2] and adraft of 4.68 meters (15 ft 4 in). The ships displaced 2,436metric tons (2,398long tons) atstandard load[3] and 3,220 metric tons (3,170 long tons) atdeep load. Their crew consisted of 10 officers and 200 crewmen in peacetime and 102 officers and 224enlisted men in wartime.[4]
The ships were powered by two gearedsteam turbines, each driving apropeller shaft using steam provided by fourdu Temple boilers. The turbines were designed to produce 64,000metric horsepower (47,000 kW; 63,000 shp) which was intended give the ships a speed of 35.5knots (65.7 km/h; 40.9 mph). During hersea trials on 6 June 1930,Vauban reached a speed of 37.28 knots (69.04 km/h; 42.90 mph) from 59,235 PS (43,567 kW; 58,425 shp). The ships carried enoughfuel oil to give them a range of 3,000nautical miles (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) at 14.5 knots (26.9 km/h; 16.7 mph).[5]
Themain battery of theGuépard class consisted of five 138.6-millimeter (5.5 in) Modèle 1923 guns in singleshielded mounts, onesuperfiring pair fore and aft of thesuperstructure and the fifth gunabaft the rearfunnel. Theiranti-aircraft armament consisted of foursemi-automatic37-millimeter (1.5 in) Modèle 1927 guns in single mounts positionedamidships. They were equipped with two rotating triple mounts for 550-millimeter (21.7 in)torpedo tubes, one mount between the two pairs of funnels as well as another aft of the rear funnel. A pair ofdepth charge chutes were built into theirstern; these housed a total of sixteen 200-kilogram (440 lb) depth charges, with eight more in reserve. They were also fitted with four depth-charge throwers, two on each side abreast the forward pair of funnels, for which the ships carried a dozen 100-kilogram (220 lb) depth charges.[6]
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 Regia Marina | |
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