Le Gladiateur 1940
| Name | No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Le Gladiateur | Arsenal de Lorient | 1932 | 10/4/1933 | 1935 | scuttled 27/11/1942 (later German SG18) |
|
Displacement standard, t |
1858 |
|
Displacement full, t |
2293 |
|
Length, m |
113.0 |
|
Breadth, m |
12.7 |
|
Draught, m |
3.50 |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
Parsons geared steam turbines, 2 Indret boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
6000 |
|
Max speed, kts |
18 |
|
Fuel, t |
oil 399 |
|
Armament |
4 x 1 - 90/50 M1926, 6 x 1 - 8/80, nets |
|
Complement |
132 |
Ship project history: Unique purpose-built "offensive" netlayer of French Navy, analogue of British Protector.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: Le Gladiateur was scuttled 27/11/1942 at Toulon by own crew to avoid capture. 30/3/1943 ship was salvaged by Italians but later captured by Germans and commissioned them in January 1944 as SG18. She was bombed and sunk by Allied aircraft 4/2/1944.
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