Name Kersaint Length 129 m | Beam 11.8 m (38 ft 8.6 in) | |
Namesake Guy-François de Coëtnempren, comte de Kersaint Fate Scuttled, 27 November 1942 Class and type Vauquelin-class destroyer Displacement 2,441 t (2,402 long tons) (standard)
3,120 t (3,070 long tons) (full load) | ||
Kersaint was one of six Vauquelin-class destroyers (contre-torpilleurs) built for the French Navy during the 1930s.
After France surrendered to Germany in June 1940 during World War II, Kersaint 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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