Name Valmy Beam 11.5 m (37 ft 8.8 in) Length 130 m | Namesake Battle of Valmy Launched 19 May 1928 | |
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) |
Valmy 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, 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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