Commandant Dominé was built by Ateliers et Chantiers Dubigeon in Nantes,[3] laid down in February 1938, launched on 2 May 1939[4] and commissioned in April 1940. She was seized by the British on 3 July 1940 and transferred to the Free French Naval Forces,[5] seeing service in the Battle of Dakar ("Operation Menace") in September 1940.
The ship was rearmed by the British in 1941. Her main armament was replaced by twin QF 4 inch Mk XVI naval guns, and she also received a single QF 2-pounder pom-pom[1] AA gun to replace the quadruple 13.2 mm/76 AA guns. She retained her original twin 13.2 mm/76 AA guns, but had an additional four twin and two single 12.7 mm/62 machine guns installed.[1]
Post-war she remained in service with the French Navy.[5] In 1947 she was rearmed again, with a single German 105 mm/45 calibre SK C/32 gun as main armament, a single Bofors 40 mm/60 Mk.3 and four single 20 mm/70 Mk.2 Oerlikons.[1]
Commandant Dominé was decommissioned on 18 August 1960,[5] and scrapped in October 1960.[4]
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Bibliographyedit
Le Masson, Henri (1969). The French Navy. Navies of the Second World War. Vol. 2. London: MacDonald & Co. (Publishers) Ltd. pp. 16–22. ISBN9780356023847.
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french, sloop, commandant, dominé, commandant, dominé, f742, french, Élan, class, minesweeping, sloop, avisos, dragueur, mines, that, served, world, history, france, namecommandant, dominé, builderateliers, chantiers, dubigeon, nantes, laid, downfebruary, 1938. Commandant Domine U70 A15 F742 was a French Elan class minesweeping sloop Avisos dragueur de mines that served in World War II History France NameCommandant Domine BuilderAteliers et Chantiers Dubigeon Nantes Laid downFebruary 1938 Launched2 May 1939 CommissionedApril 1940 Decommissioned18 August 1960 FateScrapped October 1960 General characteristics Class and typeElan class minesweeping sloop Displacement630 or 647 t 620 or 637 long tons standard 1 890 t 876 long tons to 900 t 886 long tons deep load 1 Length78 3 m 256 ft 11 in o a 1 73 81 m 242 ft 2 in p p 1 Beam8 7 m 28 ft 7 in 1 Draught3 28 m 10 ft 9 in 1 Installed power4 600 bhp 3 430 kW Propulsion2 shafts 2 Sulzer diesel engines 1 Speed20 knots 37 km h 23 mph 1 Range10 000 nmi 19 000 km 12 000 mi at 9 knots 17 km h 10 mph Complement88 in peacetime 2 104 or 106 during the war 2 ArmamentAs built 1 single M1892 or M1932 100 mm 45 gun or 1 twin M1926 90 mm 50 guns 1 quad 13 2 mm 76 AA gun 2 twin 13 2 mm 76 AA guns 2 depth charge throwers 1 depth charge rackShip history editCommandant Domine was built by Ateliers et Chantiers Dubigeon in Nantes 3 laid down in February 1938 launched on 2 May 1939 4 and commissioned in April 1940 She was seized by the British on 3 July 1940 and transferred to the Free French Naval Forces 5 seeing service in the Battle of Dakar Operation Menace in September 1940 The ship was rearmed by the British in 1941 Her main armament was replaced by twin QF 4 inch Mk XVI naval guns and she also received a single QF 2 pounder pom pom 1 AA gun to replace the quadruple 13 2 mm 76 AA guns She retained her original twin 13 2 mm 76 AA guns but had an additional four twin and two single 12 7 mm 62 machine guns installed 1 Post war she remained in service with the French Navy 5 In 1947 she was rearmed again with a single German 105 mm 45 calibre SK C 32 gun as main armament a single Bofors 40 mm 60 Mk 3 and four single 20 mm 70 Mk 2 Oerlikons 1 Commandant Domine was decommissioned on 18 August 1960 5 and scrapped in October 1960 4 Notes edit a b c d e f g h i j k Le Masson 1969 p 16 a b Le Masson 1969 p 17 Le Masson 1969 pp 17 21 a b Le Masson 1969 p 18 a b c Classe Elan users swing be in French Archived from the original on 11 June 2011 Retrieved 19 September 2010 Bibliography editLe Masson Henri 1969 The French Navy Navies of the Second World War Vol 2 London MacDonald amp Co Publishers Ltd pp 16 22 ISBN 9780356023847 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title French sloop Commandant Domine amp oldid 1122326410, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
