French ship Foudroyant (1929)
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The Foudroyant was an Adroit class destroyer of the French Navy
French Navy
The French Navy, officially the Marine nationale and often called La Royale is the maritime arm of the French military. It includes a full range of fighting vessels, from patrol boats to a nuclear powered aircraft carrier and 10 nuclear-powered submarines, four of which are capable of launching...
. 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.
External links
- http://www.uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/6026.html
- http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?14