Jauréguiberry (D 637)
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The Bouvet (D624), sistership of the Jauréguiberry, in 1965 |
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Career (France) | |
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Namesake: | Bernard Jauréguiberry |
Laid down: | September 1954 |
Launched: | 5 November 1955 |
Commissioned: | 15th of July 1958 |
Decommissioned: | 16th of September 1977 |
Struck: | 30th of May 1986 |
Homeport: | Brest |
Fate: | Sunk as the Q580 target ship for the experimentation of the Exocet missile. |
General characteristics | |
Class and type: | T 47 class destroyer |
Displacement: | 2750 tons standard, 3740 tons full load |
Length: | 128.6 m |
Beam: | 12.7 m |
Draught: | 5.4 m |
Propulsion: | 2 shaft geared turbines, 4 boilers, 63,000 hp |
Speed: | 34 knots |
Range: | 5000 nm at 18 knots |
Complement: | 347 |
Armament: |
6 - 127mm guns (3 twin turrets) |
The fleet escort Jauréguiberry (D637) was a French destroyer of the T53 class, designed for anti-air and (to a lesser extend) anti-submarine roles. She was the second French Navy vessel to bear the name.
In 1966 and 1968, she was involved in two nuclear tests with "Force Alpha", and a third one in 1970 with the cruiser De Grasse, in the Pacific Ocean. In 1974, she achieved a long mission with the frigate Duquesne.
In 1977, a few weeks before being decommissioned, she was used for the film "Le Crabe-Tambour" by Pierre Schoendoerffer.