- FREE FRENCH NAVY
8)DUMONT DURVILLE
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Completed: 1931
Displacement: 1970 tons
Length: 103,7 meters
Beam: 12,7 meters
Draught: 4,5 meters
Propulsion: 2 Diesel engines 3,200 shp
Armament: 3 x 138mm guns model 1927 (single mountings), 4x37mm AA guns (single mountings), 6x13.2 mm machine guns capable of carrying 50 mines
Speed: 17 knots
In 1942 she took part in rescuing survivors from RMS Laconia, which had been sunk by the U-boat (so-called Laconia incident).
By 1944 Dumont d'Urville's armament had been augmented with the addition of four single-mounted 40 mm anti-aircraft (AA) guns, 11 single-mounted 20 mm AA guns, four anti-submarine mortars and two racks for 66 depth charges
Dumont d'Urville remained in French Navy service after the war until 26 March 1958 when she was scrapped
