French destroyer Lion
 Sister ship Guépard at anchor | |
| History | |
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 France | |
| Name: | Lion |
| Namesake: | Lion |
| Builder: | Ateliers et Chantiers de France |
| Fate: | Scuttled, 27 November 1942 |
| General characteristics (as built) | |
| Class and type: | Guépard-class destroyer |
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| Length: | 130.2 m (427 ft 2.0 in) |
| Beam: | 11.5 m (37 ft 8.8 in) |
| Draft: | 4.3 m (14 ft 1.3 in) |
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| Speed: | 35.5 knots (65.7 km/h; 40.9 mph) |
| Range: | 3,000 nmi (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) at 14.5 knots (26.9 km/h; 16.7 mph) |
| Crew: | 12 officers, 224 crewmen (wartime) |
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Lion was one of six Guépard-class destroyers (contre-torpilleurs) built for the French Navy during the 1920s.
After France surrendered to Germany in June 1940 during World War II, Lion served with the navy of Vichy France. She was among the ships of the French fleet scuttled at Toulon, France, on 27 November 1942. She later was salvaged and repaired by the Regia Marina (Italian Royal Navy).
Notes
References
- Chesneau, Roger, ed. (1980). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. Greenwich, UK: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-146-7.
- Jordan, John & Moulin, Jean (2015). French Destroyers: Torpilleurs d'Escadre & Contre-Torpilleurs 1922–1956. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84832-198-4.
- Saibène, Marc (n.d.). Toulon et la Marine 1942-1944. Bourg en Bresse: Marines Editions at Realisations.
- Whitley, M. J. (1988). Destroyers of World War Two. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-326-1.
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