Tartu

Tartu was one of six Vauquelin-class destroyers built for the French Navy during the 1930s. The ship entered service in 1933 and spent most of her career in the Mediterranean. During the Spanish Civil War of 1936–1939, she was one of the ships that helped to enforce the non-intervention agreement. When France declared war on Germany in September 1939, all of the Vauquelins were assigned to the High Sea Forces which was tasked to escort French convoys and support the other commands as needed. Tartu was briefly deployed to Scotland in early 1940 to support the Allied forces in the Norwegian Campaign, but returned to the Mediterranean in time to participate in Operation Vado, a bombardment of Italian coastal facilities after Italy entered the war in June.

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Tartu
speed 36 knot, 
Vauquelin-class destroyer, destroyer, Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire, French Navy, 

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1931-12-07T00:00:00Z

1931-12-07T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1930-09-14T00:00:00Z

1930-09-14T00:00:00Z

keel laying

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Frameless

Vauquelin & Tartu NH 88535

View of scuttled ships in Toulon in late 1944

French destroyer Tartu sunk at Toulon in November 1942

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		Vauquelin & Tartu NH 88535		Commons
commons	image		View of scuttled ships in Toulon in late 1944		Commons
commons	image		French destroyer Tartu sunk at Toulon in November 1942		Commons