French destroyer L'Alcyon
{{short description|Destroyer of the French Navy}}
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{{Infobox ship image |Ship image= |Ship caption= }} {{Infobox ship career |Hide header= |Ship country=France |Ship flag={{shipboxflag|France|naval}} |Ship name=L'Alcyon |Ship namesake= |Ship ordered=25 November 1924 |Ship awarded= |Ship builder=Forges et Chantiers de la Gironde, Bordeaux |Ship original cost= |Ship yard number= |Ship way number= |Ship laid down=May 1925 |Ship launched=26 June 1926 |Ship sponsor= |Ship christened= |Ship completed=15 July 1929 |Ship commissioned= |Ship in service= |Ship struck=10 November 1952 |Ship fate= |Ship notes= |Ship badge= }} {{Infobox ship characteristics |Hide header= |Header caption= |Ship class=L'Adroit-class destroyer |Ship displacement=*{{cvt|1380|t|LT|lk=on}} (standard) |Ship length= {{convert|107.2|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |Ship beam={{convert|9.9|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |Ship draft={{convert|3.5|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |Ship power=*3 du Temple boilers
|Ship propulsion=2 shafts; 2 geared steam turbines |Ship speed= {{convert|33|kn|lk=in}} |Ship crew=9 officers, 153 crewmen (wartime) |Ship range={{convert|3000|nmi|lk=in|abbr=on}} at {{convert|15|kn}} |Ship armament=*4 × single Canon de 130 mm Modèle 1924
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{{otheruses|Alcyon (disambiguation)}}
The French destroyer L'Alcyon was one of 14 {{sclass|L'Adroit|destroyer}}s built for the French Navy during the 1920s.
Design and description
The L'Adroit class was a slightly enlarged and improved version of the preceding Bourrasque class. The ships had an overall length of {{convert|107.2|m|ftin|sp=us}}, a beam of {{convert|9.9|m|ftin|sp=us}}, and a draft of {{convert|3.5|m|ftin|sp=us}}. The ships displaced {{convert|1380|t|LT|sp=us}} at standard load and {{convert|2000|t|LT|sp=us}} at deep load. They were powered by two geared steam turbines, each driving one propeller shaft, using steam provided by three du Temple boilers. The turbines were designed to produce {{convert|31000|PS|kW shp|lk=on|sp=us|0}}, which would propel the ships at {{convert|33|kn|lk=in}}. The ships carried {{convert|386|t|LT|0|sp=us}} of fuel oil which gave them a range of {{convert|3000|nmi|lk=in}} at {{convert|15|kn}}.Jordan & Moulin, Chapter 3
The main armament of the L'Adroit-class ships consisted of four Canon de 130 mm Modèle 1924 guns in single mounts, one superfiring pair each fore and aft of the superstructure. Their anti-aircraft armament consisted of a pair of Canon de 37 mm Modèle 1925 guns. The ships carried two above-water triple sets of {{convert|550|mm|in|adj=on|sp=us|1}} torpedo tubes. A pair of depth charge chutes were built into their stern; these housed a total of sixteen {{convert|200|kg|sp=us|adj=on}} depth charges. In addition, two depth charge throwers were fitted for which six {{convert|100|kg|sp=us|adj=on}} depth charges were carried.Jordan & Moulin, Chapter 3
Construction and career
Notes
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References
- {{cite book|title=Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946|editor1-last=Chesneau|editor1-first=Roger|publisher=Conway Maritime Press|location=Greenwich, UK|year=1980|isbn=0-85177-146-7}}
- {{cite book|last1=Jordan|first1=John|last2=Moulin|first2=Jean|title=French Destroyers: Torpilleurs d'Escadre & Contre-Torpilleurs 1922–1956|year=2015|publisher=Seaforth Publishing|location=Barnsley, UK|isbn=978-1-84832-198-4 |name-list-style=amp}}
- {{cite book|last=Rohwer|first=Jürgen|title=Chronology of the War at Sea 1939–1945: The Naval History of World War Two|publisher=Naval Institute Press|location=Annapolis, Maryland|year=2005|edition=Third Revised|isbn=1-59114-119-2|authorlink=Jürgen Rohwer}}
- {{cite book|last=Whitley|first=M. J.|title=Destroyers of World War Two: An International Encyclopedia|publisher=Naval Institute Press|year=1988|isbn=0-87021-326-1|location=Annapolis, Maryland|authorlink=Michael J. Whitley}}
{{L'Adroit class destroyer}}
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