|
Tonnage |
2569 tons standard |
|
Dimensions |
434'6" by 40'6" by 16'6" 132.4m by 12.25m by 5.01m |
|
Maximum speed |
37 knots nominal. On trials, all units exceeded design
specifications, achieving 41 knots or more. |
|
Complement |
210 |
|
Armament |
4x1 5.5" guns 1 4" dual-purpose gun 2x1 2-pdr 4x1 37mm AA guns 1x4, 2x2, 2x1 machine guns 3x3 21.7" torpedo tubes 50 mines |
|
Bunkerage |
580 tons fuel oil |
|
Range |
4000 nautical miles (7400km) at 15 knots |
| Sensors |
British sonar and radar |
| Modifications |
By 1943: 7x1 20mm Oerlikon AA guns added and 4x1 machine guns removed. 1943: 1 5.5" gun, 3x2 40mm Bofors AA guns and
3 20mm added and 1x3 torpedo tubes removed. |
The French 2610 tonne destroyers (also described as the Le Fantasque class) were very
advanced and modern ships, the first of the contre-torpilleurs, and compared
favorably with some light
cruisers. However, the only unit of this class to see service in
the Pacific, Le Triomphant,
was misused as an escort vessel (for which it lacked the necessary
endurance).
|
Le Triomphant
|
Noumea
|
References
The Pacific War Online Encyclopedia (c) 2008 by Kent G. Budge. Index