class destroyer class destroyer known jaguar class group large destroyers built french_navy 1920s primary role scouting named predators means named big cats ships initially split based brest ship served flagship 1930s sister ships assigned training ships beginning class assigned convoy escort duties start world war september committed english channel began sunk shortly german forces france surrendered june ships french algeria toulon ship england operation catapult july attack fleet intended prevent turned germans british seized ship england failed prevent escaping toulon attacked port ships toulon placed reserve captured virtually intact germans attempted seize french fleet november turned transport missions italy surrendered september scuttled italians escaped join free french spent remainder war convoy escort mediterranean protecting allied forces meantime british turned free french convoy escort helped liberate island late ran aground shortly transferred mediterranean total loss ship survive war war troop transport training ship struck navy list scrapped year background preliminary studies large destroyers capable defending french attacks enemy destroyers torpedo boats began world war suspended war began resumed planning begin war decided split role destroyer smaller role attacking enemy torpedoes defending french enemy torpedo craft primary role larger scouting defending secondary attacking enemy important required high speed weather good endurance powerful armament capable engaging small cruisers naval minister selected metric ton long ton design armed millimeter guns early rejected influenced large italian class destroyers armed millimeter metric ton long ton german destroyer turned france war armed millimeter guns french went drawing board larger ship armed seven new canon modèle gun ordering delayed negotiations ships class approved naval law description overall length meters beam meters draft meters ships displaced metric tons long tons standard load metric tons long tons deep load double covered ships length hull subdivided transverse bulkheads dozen watertight compartments crew consisted officers crewmen peacetime officers enlisted men wartime raised forecastle prominent sheer bow ensured class ships good proved poor lateral stability despite meter long furthermore square meter rudder small weak taking seconds class powered geared steam turbine sets driving meter propeller steam provided temple boilers operated pressure cm2 kpa psi temperature ships fitted turbines satisfactory initial problems worked turbines troublesome caused enter service years late turbines designed produce metric horsepower shp propel ships knots mph sea trials turbines generated metric horsepower shp reached maximum speed knots mph single hour ships carried metric tons long tons fuel oil gave range nautical miles knots mph fuel consumption high speeds excessive range nmi knots mph ships fitted turbo generators forward engine room addition diesel generators capacity located central superstructure armament main armament class ships originally intended mounted mix single twin mounts twin gun mounts proved unsatisfactory ships armed caliber guns single mounts superfiring pair fore aft superstructure fifth gun aft funnel guns numbered rear mounts range elevation gave gun range meters maximum elevation guns loaded angle fired kilogram armor piercing projectiles muzzle velocity rate rounds minute fore aft magazines total capacity shells mount ready rack holding shells larger supply rounds lacked ammunition magazines deemed gun obsolete shortly ships laid gun wanted use canon modèle available planned replace guns later guns larger ordered ships completed written apparent ships stability marginal tolerate additional weight initial plan fit ship director fed data electro mechanical fire control computer development protracted ready time ships fitted simpler type mechanical computer computer completion earlier ships computers replaced later computer beginning development director abandoned ships fitted meter coincidence rangefinder fed data computers replaced rangefinder meter model anti aircraft armament class consisted caliber canon modèle guns single mounts positioned amidships mounts elevate guns loaded angle kilogram shells fired muzzle velocity guns range meters ceiling meters theoretical rate fire rounds minute half service ships carried rounds plus star shells gun rounds ready use navy decided ships heavy accept director guns replaced twin mounts millimeter anti aircraft installed dedicated meter rangefinder saved metric tons long tons weight proved limited utility combat combat operations shown french anti aircraft defenses inadequate planned augment beginning replacing mainmast platform twin gun mount light gun installed aboard armistice germany removed shortly class ships carried water triple sets millimeter torpedo tubes torpedoes kilogram acid set speed knots range meters knots mph meters pair depth charge built stern housed total kilogram depth charges fitted depth charge throwers abreast fore funnel carried dozen kilogram depth charges depth charge throwers removed badly positioned charges tended cause leaks hull war began space weight reserved pair towed anti submarine torpedoes failure combat space reserved unsuccessful french system cancelled september intended fit passive acoustic system class actually fitted consisted set steel lenses set ship large number ambient sound operator proved useless ship moving faster dead slow removed compartment reused british type system installed aboard ships receive ships service ships commissioned assigned toulon assigned brest ships port visits participated naval reviews 1920s early 1930s visits french west_africa early 1930s jaguar served flagship different destroyer class ships started dedicated training ships beginning continued beginning world war jaguar assigned forces september anticipation german invasion belgium proved large operations shallow waters english channel north_sea ran aground september poor visibility suffered minor damage jaguar thing night october relieved smaller beginning mid october ships assigned convoy escort duties october guarded convoys traveling french morocco sur joined ships replaced jaguar badly damaged collision british destroyer january repairs completed early germans invaded france refitted toulon sisters escorting convoys jaguar assigned support allied forces french coast jaguar sunk day evening near german bombers remained area bombarded advancing german forces near northern french coast surrender france seized british july turned free french following month escorted convoys beginning year long conversion escort destroyer helped sink german submarine july helping liberate island november ship ran aground near weeks transferred mediterranean salvage attempts failed wreck abandoned broke half july present british attacked french ships managed escape damage reaching toulon sisters placed reserve oldest service stripped light anti aircraft armament november scuttled germans attempted capture french ships toulon captured virtually intact turned renamed respectively recommissioned early transports italy surrendered september scuttled italians managed escape join allies resumed given free french following month needed extensive repairs lasted early ship returned convoy work months beginning extensive reconstruction lasted early assigned protected allied forces german forces rest war weeks end war ship supported french forces algeria riots june assigned fast troop transport end gunnery training ship ship stricken navy list broken following year list ships second world war list ship classes second world war
Chacal-class destroyer