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BOUCLIER torpedo boat (1938/1940)


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La Bayonnaise 1937 Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.

Ships


Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
Bouclier H20 50 A C de la Seine-Maritime, Le Trait, France 10.1934 9.8.1937 8.1938 // 8.1940 to FNFL 1.1941


Technical data


Displacement standard, t

680

Displacement full, t

895

Length, m

76.0 pp 80.7 oa

Breadth, m

7.96

Draught, m

3.07

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 sets Parsons geared steam turbines, 2 Indret boilers

Power, h. p.

22000

Max speed, kts

34.5

Fuel, t

oil 170

Endurance, nm(kts)1000(20)
Armament

2 x 1 - 100/45 M1932, 2 x 2 - 13.2/76, 1 x 2 - 550 TT, 1 DCR, 1 Ginocchio towed AS torpedo

Complement

105



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<i>La Bayonnaise </i>1937 <i>Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.</i>
La Bayonnaise 1937 Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.


Project history

Ex-French torpedo boat of 600t type. She was captured by British 3.7.1940 during operation "Catapult", transferred to Dutch Navy 31.8.1940, but because of problems with a machinery actually did not entered service.

Modernizations

None.

Naval service

Bouclier was returned to RN 12.1.1941 and immediately transferred to FNFL.

Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.