Name Verdun Beam 11.5 m (37 ft 8.8 in) | Namesake Battle of Verdun Length 130 m | |
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) | ||
Verdun 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, Verdun 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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