Bouclier 1940
| Name | No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Bouclier | H20 | A C de la Seine-Maritime, Le Trait, France | 10/1934 | 9/8/1937 | 8/1938 // 8/1940 | to FNFL 1/1941, sold 8/1950 |
|
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 |
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 |
Ship 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 not entered service.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: Bouclier was returned to RN 12/1/1941 and immediately transferred to FNFL.
La Bayonnaise 1937
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