Le Hardi-class destroyers

GPTKB entity

Statements (43)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ship
gptkbp:armament depth charges
2 × 13.2 mm machine guns
1 × 37 mm AA gun
3 × triple 550 mm torpedo tubes
6 × 130 mm guns
gptkbp:beam 11.1 m
gptkbp:builder various French shipyards
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:France
gptkbp:designedFor countering large Italian destroyers
escort of fast battleships
gptkbp:displacement 1772 tons (standard)
gptkbp:draught 3.8 m
gptkbp:enteredService 1939
gptkbp:fate some captured by Italy and Germany
some scuttled at Toulon 1942
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Le Hardi-class destroyers
gptkbp:length 117.2 m
gptkbp:maximumSpeed 37 knots
gptkbp:notableEvent limited combat action due to armistice
scuttling of French fleet at Toulon
service with Vichy France
some ships completed under German occupation
gptkbp:notableShip gptkb:Le_Hardi
gptkb:Le_Corsaire
gptkb:Bayard
gptkb:Le_Flibustier
Sabre
Épée
Casque
Fleuret
L'Intrépide
L'Opiniâtre
Lansquenet
Mameluk
gptkbp:numberBuilt 12
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:French_Navy
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Le_Fantasque-class_destroyers
gptkbp:propulsion steam turbines
gptkbp:successor none (last prewar French destroyer class)
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Vichy_French_Navy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7