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French destroyer ValmyFrance
NameValmy
NamesakeBattle of Valmy
BuilderAteliers et Chantiers de Saint-Nazaire Penhoët
Launched19 May 1928
FateScuttled, 27 November 1942
General characteristics (as built)
Class and typeGuépard-class destroyer
Displacement
  • 2,436 t (2,398 long tons) (standard)
  • 3,220 t (3,170 long tons) (full load)
Length130.2 m (427 ft 2 in)
Beam11.5 m (37 ft 9 in)
Draft4.3 m (14 ft 1 in)
Installed power
  • 4 du Temple boilers
  • 64,000 PS (47,000 kW; 63,000 shp)
Propulsion2 shafts; 2 geared steam turbines
Speed35.5 knots (65.7 km/h; 40.9 mph)
Range3,000 nmi (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) at 14.5 knots (26.9 km/h; 16.7 mph)
Crew12 officers, 224 crewmen (wartime)
Armament
  • 5 × single 138.6 mm (5.5 in) guns
  • 4 × single 37 mm (1.5 in) AA guns
  • 2 × triple 550 mm (21.7 in) torpedo tubes
  • 2 chutes; 4 throwers for 28 depth charges

Valmy was one of six Guépard-class destroyers (contre-torpilleurs) built for the French Navy during the 1920s.

After France signed an armistice with Germany in June 1940 during World War II, Valmy served with the navy of Vichy France. She was among the ships of the French fleet scuttled at Toulon, France, on 27 November 1942.

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