French destroyer Foudroyant (1929)
For other ships of the same name, see French ship Foudroyant.
| Career (France) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Foudroyant |
| Launched: | 24 April 1929 |
| Fate: | Sunk, 1 June 1940 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Adroit-class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 1,378 tonnes (1,356 long tons) standard 2,000 tonnes (2,000 long tons) full load |
| Length: | 107.9 m (354 ft 0 in) |
| Beam: | 9.84 m (32 ft 3 in) |
| Draught: | 4.3 m (14 ft 1 in) |
| Installed power: | 34,000 shp (25,000 kW) |
| Propulsion: | 2 shafts, geared steam turbines 3 boilers |
| Speed: | 33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph) |
| Complement: | 142 |
| Armament: | 2 × 2 – 130 mm (5.1 in) guns 2 × 37 mm (1.5 in) 2 × 13.2 mm machine guns 6 × 550 mm (21.7 in) torpedo tubes |
The Foudroyant was an Adroit class destroyer of the French Navy. She was laid down on 28 July 1927, launched on 24 April 1929 and commissioned on 10 October 1930.
She was sunk on 1 June 1940 off Dunkirk by German aircraft, whilst assisting in the Dunkirk evacuation.
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