Bourrasque Class.
French destroyers of the Bourrasque Class. Photos and history of the
French destroyers of the Bourrasque Class, launched 1924 - 1925,
including, Typhon, Simoun, Orage, Tramontane, Ouragan, Cyclone, Tempete,
Mistral, Tornade, Bourrasque, Sirocco and Trombe. Displacement:
1319 tons, 1800 tons full load. Crew 138 ( 7 officers,
131 all other ranks) Speed: 33 Knots Armament:
Four 130mm,,, One 75mm AA guns Six 550mm torpedo tubes on two
torpedo racks |
| Typhon |
22nd May 1924 |
Scuttled 9th November 1942 to become
block ship at Oran |
| Simoun |
3rd June 1924 |
Sold and broken up 17th February 1950 |
| Orage |
30th August 1924 |
Sunk 23rd May 1940 by aerial Bombing of
Boulogne |
| Tramontane |
29th November 1924 |
Beached 8th November 1942, off Oran
after being damaged by gunfire form HMS Aurora |
| Ouragan |
6th December 1924 |
Sold and Broken up 7th March 1949 |
| Cyclone |
24th January 1925 |
Scuttled 18th June 1940 after being
torpedoed by German Torpedo Boat S24 |
| Tempete |
21st May 1925 |
Broken up 1950 |
| Mistral |
6th June 1925 |
Broken up February 1950 |
| Tornade |
12th March 1925 |
Sunk 8th November 1942 of Oran by HMS Aurora
and HMS Calpe |
| Bourrasque |
5th August 1925 |
Sunk 30th May 1940 near Nieupport after being
mined and finished off by German Shore batteries., |
| Sirocco |
3rd October 1925 |
Sunk 31st May 1940 after being torpedoed by
German Torpedo Boats S23 and S26 during the Battle of Dunkirk |
| Trombe |
29th December 1925 |
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Typhon Typhon,
built by F. Ch de la Gironde. and launched 22ht May 1924 and
completed 1928. During world war two, she was scuttled by her crew. after
sinking the USS Hartland, the US sloop. when she engaged several ships at
Oran. |
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Simoun
Simoun was built by Penhoet and launched 3rd June
1924 and completed January 1926. On February 23rd 1940. she rammed and
sunk the German submarine U-54. Sold and broken up 17th February 1950 |
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Ouragan
Ouragan was built by Ch. Navals Francais and launched
6th December 1924 and completed January 1927. On July 3rd 1940 she was in
a British port and taken over by the Polish Navy and was crewed by a
Polish crew, but ltaer she was handed back to the FNFL. She was re armed
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Cyclone
Cyclone was built by F. Ch. de la Mediterranee and
launched 24th January 1925 and completed 1927. During the evacuation
of Dunkirk she was torpedoed and damaged by German MTB S.24 and she was at
Brest under repair, but to stop her falling into German hands. The
Cyclone was scuttled by her crew. on June 18th 1940. |
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Tempete Tempetye
was built by Dubigeon and launched 22nd February 1925 and
completed July 1926. |
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Mistral Mistrel
was built by F. Ch. de la Mediterranee. and launched 6th June 1925
and completed 1927. On July 3rd 1940 she was in a British port and taken
over by the Royal Navy and was crew by RN crew. She was re armed with British
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Tornade Tornade
built by Dyle et Bacalan and launched 13th March and completed 1928.
During the Battle of Oran she was disabled and Sunk 8th November 1942
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Sirocco Sirocco
was built by Penhoet and launched 3rd October 1925 and completed April
1927. On 20th November 1939 she was attacked by U-49. Sunk 31st May 1940 after being torpedoed by
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Trombe Trombe was built by F.
Ch de la Gironde and launched 29th December 1925 and completed 1927.
during World war two, she was scuttled at Toulon, but was towed to Italy and
renamed FR.31, returned to France at Bizerte on 28th October 1943.
On April 16th 1945 she was badly damaged by a Italian MTB off Cannes. |
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