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French destroyer Lion

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Name
  
Beam
  
11.5 m (37 ft 8.8 in)

Length
  
130 m

Namesake
  
Lion

Launched
  
5 August 1929

Fate
  
Scuttled, 27 November 1942

Class and type
  
Guépard-class destroyer

Displacement
  
2,436 t (2,398 long tons) (standard)3,220 t (3,170 long tons) (full load)

Builder
  
Ateliers et Chantiers de France

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

After France surrendered to Germany in June 1940 during World War II, Lion served with the navy of Vichy France. She was among the ships of the French fleet scuttled at Toulon, France, on 27 November 1942. She later was salvaged and repaired by the Regia Marina (Italian Royal Navy).

References

French destroyer Lion Wikipedia


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