french destroyer lead ship french_navy class destroyers french named town built outbreak world war ship heavily damaged british attack july later repaired sailed toulon scuttled toulon harbor germans tried seize rest fleet november built french_navy entirely successful attempt build ship capable fighting ship technological terms ships armament light cruiser hull destroyer type pushed past limits capabilities design description overall length meters beam meters maximum draft meters displaced metric tons long tons standard load metric tons long tons deep load geared steam turbines designed produce shaft horsepower propel ship knots mph sea trials march turbines provided shp reached knots mph single hour ship carried metric tons long tons fuel oil normal load additional metric tons long tons deep load carried modèle twin turrets superimposed fore aft anti aircraft armament consisted guns single mount positioned rear deck house forward rear turrets mounted heavy machine guns twin mounts located forward superstructure forward guns carried water millimeter torpedo tubes pair triple mounts funnels pair double mounts aft rear funnel pair depth charge built stern housed total depth charges rails fitted rear deck maximum capacity mines service history sister comprised 6th division assigned force raid based brest war began group purpose hunt german blockade runners raiders escort convoys danger october force raid escorted convoy protect german cruiser sortied north_atlantic war began sortie north_atlantic november prompted force raid sail brest rendezvous british battlecruiser hms hood patrol area south iceland german ships able return safely cover heavy weather engaged refitted january march number minor changes necessary improvements identified main armament sea trials year prior finally implemented canvas cover turrets replaced rolling door new radios installed shields fitted anti aircraft machine guns fitted june proved present british attack july severely damaged hit armour piercing inch shell rear hull detonated ready depth charges failed detonate explosion destroyed upper rear hull rear magazines failed explode propeller shaft undamaged shaft propellers intact albeit damaged towed repairs dry docked july remains turret removed bulkheads repaired reinforced sailed toulon december docked pending reconstruction french_navy decided reinforce anti aircraft armament light wartime experience gun turret moved position magazine converted extra fuel storage new twin mount replace rear deck house mounts fitted rear fourth mount replace hotchkiss machine guns forward bridge machine gun planned mounted forward twin guns plan later amended add cable replacement french copy new modèle anti aircraft guns plus mounted forward corners center deck house rebuilding slowed material shortages wasn taken hand shipyard sur late february october estimated wouldn completed scuttled sur november prevent capture germans refloated italians april repaired sunk allied bombers late raised scrapped
French destroyer Mogador