The L'Adroit-class destroyer was a group of fourteen French Navydestroyers (torpilleur) laid down in 1925–26 and commissioned from 1928 to 1931. They were the successors to the Bourrasque class, with the same armament, but being slightly heavier overall.
A L'Adroit-class destroyer (either Le Fortuné or Le Mars)
La Railleuse was the first French destroyer casualty of the war, being blown up in Casablanca harbour by an accidental torpedo explosion on 23 March 1940. L'Adroit was sunk by a bomb from a German He 111 bomber on 21 May 1940 near Dunkirk, but her entire crew were able to escape and served in shore batteries until the French capitulation. Foudroyant was sunk in similar circumstances, but with more loss of life, on 1 June 1940.
Basque, Forbin and Le Fortuné were part of the French Alexandria squadron, which were disarmed by the British on 22 June 1940 following French capitulation. They were rearmed under Free French auspices in December 1943.
Boulonnais, Brestois, Fougueux and Frondeur were all sunk by Allied ships off Casablanca, as part of Operation Torch. L'Alcyon survived the attack and later joined the Allies.
Bordelais, La Palme and Le Mars joined many other French warships in scuttling at Toulon to stop their being taken over by the German navy.
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adroit, class, destroyer, group, fourteen, french, navy, destroyers, torpilleur, laid, down, 1925, commissioned, from, 1928, 1931, they, were, successors, bourrasque, class, with, same, armament, being, slightly, heavier, overall, either, fortuné, mars, class,. The L Adroit class destroyer was a group of fourteen French Navy destroyers torpilleur laid down in 1925 26 and commissioned from 1928 to 1931 They were the successors to the Bourrasque class with the same armament but being slightly heavier overall A L Adroit class destroyer either Le Fortune or Le Mars Class overviewNameL Adroit classPreceded byBourrasque classSucceeded byLe Hardi classSubclassesForbinCompleted14Lost9Scrapped5General characteristicsTypeDestroyerDisplacement1 378 tonnes 1 356 long tons standard 2 000 tonnes 2 000 long tons full loadLength107 9 m 354 ft 0 in Beam9 84 m 32 ft 3 in Draught4 3 m 14 ft 1 in Installed power34 000 shp 25 000 kW Propulsion2 shafts geared steam turbines 3 boilersSpeed33 knots 61 km h 38 mph Complement142Armament4 130 mm 5 1 in guns 2 37 mm 1 5 in 2 13 2 mm 0 52 in machine guns 6 550 mm 21 7 in torpedo tubes Contents 1 Service history 2 Ships 3 Notes 4 References 5 External linksService history EditThe class saw varied service in the Second World War La Railleuse was the first French destroyer casualty of the war being blown up in Casablanca harbour by an accidental torpedo explosion on 23 March 1940 L Adroit was sunk by a bomb from a German He 111 bomber on 21 May 1940 near Dunkirk but her entire crew were able to escape and served in shore batteries until the French capitulation Foudroyant was sunk in similar circumstances but with more loss of life on 1 June 1940 Basque Forbin and Le Fortune were part of the French Alexandria squadron which were disarmed by the British on 22 June 1940 following French capitulation They were rearmed under Free French auspices in December 1943 Boulonnais Brestois Fougueux and Frondeur were all sunk by Allied ships off Casablanca as part of Operation Torch L Alcyon survived the attack and later joined the Allies Bordelais La Palme and Le Mars joined many other French warships in scuttling at Toulon to stop their being taken over by the German navy Ships EditL Adroit Pennant number T2 11 21 42 41 23 T23 Basque Pennant number 55 11 57 97 43 42 23 91 92 T92 T91 T33 Bordelais Pennant number 117 112 22 81 T81 T11 Boulonnais Pennant number 11 99 73 33 53 T53 T52 Brestois Pennant number 12 97 14 31 51 T51 Forbin Pennant number 98 15 12 3 92 91 T91 T92 T32 Frondeur Pennant number 119 115 23 22 T22 L Alcyon Pennant number 116 112 71 83 T83 T23 T63 La Palme Pennant number 74 11 1 T11 T13 La Railleuse Pennant number 73 12 5 2 T32 Le Fortune Pennant number 72 75 32 4 1 T31 Le Mars Pennant number 71 72 14 2 T12 Foudroyant Pennant number 99 96 44 43 52 T52 Fougueux Pennant number 118 114 21 T21 Notes EditReferences EditCampbell John 1985 Naval Weapons of World War II Annapolis Maryland Naval Institute Press ISBN 0 87021 459 4 Cernuschi Enrico amp O Hara Vincent P 2013 Toulon The Self Destruction and Salvage of the French Fleet In Jordan John ed Warship 2013 London Conway pp 134 148 ISBN 978 1 84486 205 4 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 amp Moulin Jean 2015 French Destroyers Torpilleurs d Escadre amp Contre Torpilleurs 1922 1956 Barnsley UK Seaforth Publishing ISBN 978 1 84832 198 4 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 Whitley M J 1988 Destroyers of World War Two An International Encyclopedia Annapolis Maryland Naval Institute Press ISBN 0 87021 326 1 External links EditL Adroit class at uboat net L Adroit class at warshipsww2 Usurped Classe Adroit at swing be Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title L 27Adroit class destroyer amp oldid 1123493210, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
