French cruiser Jean de Vienne
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For other ships with the same name, see French ship Jean de Vienne.
Jean de Vienne was a French light cruiser of the La Galissonnière class. During World War II, she remained with Vichy France. She was named for Jean de Vienne, a 14th-century French knight, general and admiral during the Hundred Years' War.
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France | |
Name | Jean de Vienne |
Namesake | Jean de Vienne |
Builder | Arsenal de Lorient, Lorient |
Laid down | 20 December 1931 |
Launched | 31 July 1935 |
Commissioned | 10 February 1937 |
Fate | Scuttled 27 November 1942, later transferred to Regia Marina |
Italy | |
Name | FR.11 |
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Fate | Bombed in Toulon 24 November 1943, scrapped August 1944 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | La Galissonnière-class cruiser |
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Length | 179 m (587 ft) |
Beam | 17.5 m (57 ft) |
Draught | 5.35 m (17.6 ft) |
Propulsion | |
Speed | 31 knots (57 km/h; 36 mph) |
Range | 7,000 nmi (13,000 km; 8,100 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
Complement | 540 |
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