French frigate Algérien

For other ships with the same name, see USS Cronin and French ship Algérien.

Algérien was a Cannon-class destroyer escort originally named USS Cronin (DE-107) after Cornelius Cronin, a sailor who was awarded the Medal of Honor during the American Civil War. She was transferred to the Free French Naval Forces in 1944 and became part of the French Navy post-war. She was rated as a frigate in French service. She was renamed Oise in 1962 and scrapped in 1965.

Port side view of Free French destroyer escort Algérien.
History
United States
Name	Cronin
Namesake	Cornelius Cronin
Builder	Dravo Corporation, Wilmington, Delaware
Laid down	13 May 1943
Launched	27 November 1943
Fate	Transferred to France, 23 January 1944
Stricken	14 May 1952
Free France
Name	Algérien
Namesake	Algerian people
Acquired	23 January 1944
Reclassified	F701
France
Name	Algérien
Acquired	14 October 1946
Decommissioned	Returned to US Navy May 1964
Renamed	Oise, for Oise, August 1962
Reclassified	F701
Stricken	May 1965
Fate	Sold for scrapping, November 1965
General characteristics [1]
Class & type	Cannon-class destroyer escort
Displacement	1,240 long tons (1,260 t) standard 1,620 long tons (1,646 t) full
Length	306 ft (93 m) o/a 300 ft (91 m) w/l
Beam	36 ft 10 in (11.23 m)
Draft	8 ft 9 in (2.67 m)
Propulsion	4 × GM Mod. 16-278A diesel engines with electric drive, 6,000 shp (4,474 kW), 2 screws
Speed	21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Range	10,800 nmi (20,000 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement	15 officers and 201 enlisted
Armament	3 × single Mk.22 3"/50 caliber guns 1 × twin 40 mm Mk.1 AA gun 8 × 20 mm Mk.4 AA guns 3 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes 1 × Hedgehog Mk.10 anti-submarine mortar 8 × Mk.6 depth charge projectors 2 × Mk.9 depth charge tracks

History

World War II

During World War II, Cronin was transferred to the Free French Naval Forces under lend lease on 23 January 1944, and renamed Algérien.

Algérien participated in Operation Anvil-Dragoon on 15 August 1944.^[2]

Ownership of the vessel was transferred to France on 21 April 1952 under the Mutual Defense Assistance Program. She was renamed Oise shortly before being transferred back to the US Navy.

See also

• List of escorteurs of the French Navy