Class overview | |
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Name: | La Melpomène class |
Operators: | French Navy |
Completed: | 12 |
Lost: | 6 |
General characteristics | |
Type: | Destroyer |
Displacement: | 610 tons standard, 834 tons full load |
Length: | 81 m (265 ft 9 in) |
Beam: | 10.5 m (34 ft 5 in) |
Draught: | 2.65 m (8 ft 8 in) |
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Propulsion: | Geared turbines, 2 shafts |
Speed: | 34.5 knots (63.9 km/h; 39.7 mph) |
Complement: | 8 officers, 94 men |
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The La Melpomène class was a group of 12 French torpedo boats built from 1933 to 1935.
After serving with Marine Nationale, the ships of the La Melpomène class saw service in World War II with the Kriegsmarine, Marine Nationale de l´Armistice (Vichy French Navy), Regia Marina, Free French Navy, Royal Navy and United States Navy.