French destroyer Cyclone (1925)
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For other ships with the same name, see French ship Cyclone.
Cyclone was a Bourrasque-class destroyer (torpilleur d'escadre) built for the French Navy during the 1920s. She saw service in the early months of World War II before being scuttled in June 1940 to prevent her capture by advancing German forces during the Battle of France.
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Name | Cyclone |
Namesake | Cyclone |
Ordered | 5 March 1923 |
Builder | FCM Graville |
Laid down | 29 September 1923 |
Launched | 24 January 1925 |
Completed | 31 May 1927 |
Commissioned | 15 March 1927 |
In service | 25 June 1928 |
Fate | Scuttled, 18 June 1940 |
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Class and type | Bourrasque-class destroyer |
Displacement | |
Length | 105.6 m (346 ft 5 in) |
Beam | 9.7 m (31 ft 10 in) |
Draft | 3.5 m (11 ft 6 in) |
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Speed | 33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph) |
Range | 3,000 nmi (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
Crew | 9 officers, 153 crewmen (wartime) |
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