Name Rigault de Genouilly Fate sunk 4 July 1940 Propulsion 2 Diesel engines 3,200 Length 104 m Displacement 1.97 million kg | Namesake Rigault de Genouilly Draft 4.5 m (15 ft) Launched 18 September 1932 Weight 1,970 tons Beam 13 m | |
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Builder Forges et Chantiers de la Gironde | ||
Rigault de Genouilly was a Bougainville-class aviso of the French Navy. The ship was designed to operate from French colonies in Asia and Africa. On 4 July 1940 Rigault de Genouilly was torpedoed and sunk by the submarine HMS Pandora off the Algerian coast.
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