During Operation IroncladD'Entrecasteaux fought against the entire British Fleet involved in the landing operations for 36 hours, before finally being damaged and beached. While the other French surface ship, the armed merchant cruiser MS Bougainville,[1] was destroyed along with three submarines during the initial attacks, D'Entrecasteaux managed to dodge torpedoes and escape from the harbour at Diego Suarez.
The sloop managed to avoid damage from various bomb and torpedo attacks and continued to fight throughout the day. She escaped destruction because her shallow draft allowed her to see the torpedoes pass by underneath.
The British battleship HMS Ramillies fired a few salvoes at her with no effect. However, on 6 May 1942, she was finally damaged during another Swordfish attack. The ship started to slowly take on water and was beached before she could sink. An officer and 15 sailors were killed during the attacks.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to D'Entrecasteaux (ship, 1930).
Chesneau, Roger, ed. (1980). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. Greenwich, UK: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN0-85177-146-7.
Jordan, John (2016). "The Colonial Sloops of the Bougainville Class". Warship 2016. London: Conway. pp. 8–29. ISBN978-1-84486-326-6.
Le Masson, Henri (1969). The French Navy. Navies of the Second World War. Vol. 2. London: MacDonald & Co. ISBN0-356-02385-0.
Rohwer, Jürgen (2005). Chronology of the War at Sea 1939–1945: The Naval History of World War Two (Third Revised ed.). Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN1-59114-119-2.
This article about a specific military ship or boat of France is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
french, aviso, entrecasteaux, 1931, other, ships, with, same, name, french, ship, entrecasteaux, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challen. For other ships with the same name see French ship D Entrecasteaux This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources French aviso D Entrecasteaux 1931 news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2014 Learn how and when to remove this message D Entrecasteaux was an Bougainville class aviso of the French Navy launched in 1931 The ship was designed to operate from French colonies in Asia and Africa She was posted at Madagascar under Vichy French control during World War II D Entrecasteaux Model of D Entrecasteaux at Musee de la Marine de ParisHistory France NameD Entrecasteaux NamesakeBruni d Entrecasteaux Ordered1927 Naval Estimates BuilderFC de la Gironde Lormont Laid down25 November 1929 Launched22 June 1931 In service15 February 1933 FateBeached 6 May 1942 General characteristics TypeBougainville class aviso Displacement1 969 t 1 938 long tons standard 2 600 t 2 600 long tons full load Length103 7 m 340 ft 3 in o a Beam12 7 m 41 ft 8 in Draught4 15 m 13 ft 7 in Installed power2 191 PS 1 611 kW 2 161 bhp Propulsion2 shafts 2 diesel engines Speed15 5 knots 28 7 km h 17 8 mph Range9 000 nmi 17 000 km 10 000 mi at 14 knots 26 km h 16 mph Complement14 officers and 121 crewmen in peacetime 166 or 183 men in wartime Armament3 single 138 6 mm 5 5 in guns 4 single 37 mm 1 5 in AA guns 3 twin 13 2 mm 0 52 in machine guns 50 mines ArmourHull 5 6 mm 0 20 0 24 in Deck 5 6 mm 0 20 0 24 in Gun shields 3 mm 0 1 in Aircraft carried1 Gourdou Leseurre GL 832 HY floatplane During Operation Ironclad D Entrecasteaux fought against the entire British Fleet involved in the landing operations for 36 hours before finally being damaged and beached While the other French surface ship the armed merchant cruiser MS Bougainville 1 was destroyed along with three submarines during the initial attacks D Entrecasteaux managed to dodge torpedoes and escape from the harbour at Diego Suarez The sloop managed to avoid damage from various bomb and torpedo attacks and continued to fight throughout the day She escaped destruction because her shallow draft allowed her to see the torpedoes pass by underneath The British battleship HMS Ramillies fired a few salvoes at her with no effect However on 6 May 1942 she was finally damaged during another Swordfish attack The ship started to slowly take on water and was beached before she could sink An officer and 15 sailors were killed during the attacks References edit Bougainville 5615035 Miramar Ship Index Retrieved 4 August 2014 Bibliography edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to D Entrecasteaux ship 1930 Chesneau Roger ed 1980 Conway s All the World s Fighting Ships 1922 1946 Greenwich UK Conway Maritime Press ISBN 0 85177 146 7 Jordan John 2016 The Colonial Sloops of the Bougainville Class Warship 2016 London Conway pp 8 29 ISBN 978 1 84486 326 6 Le Masson Henri 1969 The French Navy Navies of the Second World War Vol 2 London MacDonald amp Co ISBN 0 356 02385 0 Rohwer Jurgen 2005 Chronology of the War at Sea 1939 1945 The Naval History of World War Two Third Revised ed Annapolis Maryland Naval Institute Press ISBN 1 59114 119 2 nbsp This article about a specific military ship or boat of France is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title French aviso D 27Entrecasteaux 1931 amp oldid 1185610390, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
