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History
France
Name
Georges Leygues
Namesake
Georges Leygues
Builder
At.& Ch de St. Nazaire-Penhoet (St. Nazaire, France)
Laid down
21 September 1933
Launched
24 March 1936
Commissioned
15 November 1937
Decommissioned
1 May 1957
Nickname(s)
(in English) "George's Legs"
Fate
Sold for scrap in November 1959
General characteristics
Class and type
La Galissonnière-class cruiser
Displacement
7,600 tons (standard)
9120 tons (full load)
Length
179 m (587 ft)
Beam
17.5 m (57 ft)
Draught
5.35 m (17.6 ft)
Propulsion
2-shaft Parsons single reduction geared turbines
4 Indret boilers
84,000 shp (63,000 kW)
Speed
31 knots (57 km/h)
Range
7,000 nautical miles (13,000 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h)
6,800 nautical miles (12,600 km) at 14 knots (26 km/h)
5,500 nautical miles (10,200 km) at 18 knots (33 km/h)
1,650 nautical miles (3,060 km) at 34 knots (63 km/h)
Complement
540
Armament
Initial[1]
9 × 155 mm (6.1 in)/55 guns (3 × 3)
8 × 90 mm (3.5 inch) AA (4 × 2)
8 × 37 mm (1.5 in) light AA (4 × 2)
12 × 13.2 mm (0.52 in) light AA (4 × 3)
4 × 550mm (21.7 inch) torpedo tubes (2 × 2)
Vichy refit (1941)[1]
9 × 155 mm (6.1 in)/55 guns (3 × 3)
8 × 90 mm (3.5 inch) AA (4 × 2)
9 × 37 mm (1.5 in) light AA (4 × 2, 1 × 1)
2 × 25 mm (0.98 in) light AA (1 × 2)
16 × 13.2 mm (0.52 in) light AA (4 × 3, 2 × 2)
4 × 550mm (21.7 inch) torpedo tubes (2 × 2)
Allies refit (1943)[1]
9 × 155 mm (6.1 in)/55 guns (3 × 3)
8 × 90 mm (3.5 inch) AA (4 × 2)
24 × 40 mm (1.6 in) AA (4 × 6)
16 × 20 mm (0.79 in) light AA (1 × 16)
4 × 550mm (21.7 inch) torpedo tubes (2 × 2)
Armour
Main belt: 105 mm
End bulkheads: 30 mm
Sides: 120 mm
Deck: 38 mm
Turrets: 100 mm
Tower: 95 mm
Aircraft carried
up to 4 GL-832, later 2 Loire 130 flying boats
Aviation facilities
1 catapult
Georges Leygues was a French light cruiser of the La Galissonnière class. During World War II, she served with both Vichy France and Allies. She was named for the prominent 19th and 20th-century French politician Georges Leygues.
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