Name Jauréguiberry Operator Marine Nationale Commissioned 15 July 1958 Construction started September 1954 Length 129 m Beam 13 m | Laid down September 1954 Decommissioned 16 September 1977 Launched 5 November 1955 Draft 5.4 m | |
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Builder Forges et Chantiers de la Gironde | ||
The fleet escort Jauréguiberry was a French destroyer of the T53 class, designed for anti-air and (to a lesser extent) anti-submarine roles. She was the second French Navy vessel to bear the name.
Laid down in September 1954, the vessel was launched on 5 November 1955. Jauréguiberry was commissioned into the Marine Nationale on 15 July 1958 with the identification number D 637.
Service history
In 1966 and 1968, she was involved in two nuclear tests with "Force Alfa", and a third one in 1970 with the cruiser De Grasse, in the Pacific Ocean. In 1974, she achieved a long mission with the frigate Duquesne.
In the beginning of 1977, a few months before being decommissioned, she was used for the film "Le Crabe-Tambour" by Pierre Schoendoerffer. The ship was decommissioned 16 September 1977 and struck from the vessel registry 30 May 1986.