Vauquelin Class Destroyer
5 x 138 mm Mle 1927 guns
4 x 37 mm AA guns
4 x 13 mm AA guns
The Vauquelin-class large destroyers (contre-torpilleurs) of the French navy were laid down in 1930 and commissioned in 1931. They were very similar to the previous Aigle class, the only difference being a single extra torpedo tube. The class saw action in World War II.
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