Duguay-Trouin-class cruiser

The Duguay-Trouin class were the first major French warships built after World War I. They were excellent steamers and proved successful and seaworthy over a quarter century of service. All three achieved 33 knots on trials and could easily maintain 30 knots in service. Twenty-year-old Duguay-Trouin could still maintain 27.7 knots at her post-war displacement of 10,900 tons. They were fast and economical, although with a limited range. The fate of these three ships after the French surrender illustrates the dichotomy within the French armed forces at the time: one ship was interned, then joined the Free French, another twice resisted Allied bombardment and was destroyed, and the third was disarmed at a French colonial port and subsequently sunk.

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  Duguay-Trouin ⓘ
  1923 Duguay-Trouin-class cruiser

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  La Motte-Picquet ⓘ
  1924 Duguay-Trouin-class cruiser

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  Primauguet ⓘ
  1924 Duguay-Trouin-class cruiser

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French destroyer Vauban at Villefranche c1938

French Navy and commercial ships in Casablanca harbour after the battle of 8 November 1942

French destroyer Albatros and other ships at Casablanca in December 1942

Croiseur Primauguet Goybet

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
object	watercraft		Duguay-Trouin	Duguay-Trouin-class cruiser, light cruiser	Wikidata
object	watercraft		La Motte-Picquet	Duguay-Trouin-class cruiser, cruiser	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Primauguet	Duguay-Trouin-class cruiser, light cruiser	Wikidata
commons	image		French destroyer Vauban at Villefranche c1938		Commons
commons	image		French Navy and commercial ships in Casablanca harbour after the battle of 8 November 1942		Commons
commons	image		French destroyer Albatros and other ships at Casablanca in December 1942		Commons
commons	image		Croiseur Primauguet Goybet		Commons