| La Galissonnière Class
cruisers. History and photographs of La Galissonniere Class
cruisers including La Galissonniere, Jean de Vienne, Marseillaise,
Gloire, Montcalm and Georges Leygues, three of which were scuttled at
Toulon in 1942.
La croiseurs de Classe de Galissonnière.
L'histoire et les photographies de La croiseurs de Classe de
Galissonniere y compris La Galissonniere, Jean de Vienne, Marseillaise,
Gloire, Montcalm et George Leygues, trois dont a été abandonné à
Toulon en 1942.
At the outbreak of war the
Montcalm along with her sister ships were among the finest cruisers in
the French navy. On the 9th September 1940 The Montcalm (along
with Marseillaise and Georges Leygues sailed form Toulon to Dakar where
they helped repulse British and Free French forces attempting to seize
the port on the 23rd to the 25th September. The cruisers remained at
Dakar until In February 1943 when they joined the free French navy
and sailed to Philadelphia major refit including the installation of
Radar and increasing their Anti aircraft armament. on the 6th June
Montclam (along with Georges Leygues) joined the naval support forces
and bombarded German positions around Omaha beach during the Normandy landings.
In August she supported allied landings on the French Riviera.
After the war Montcalm continued in the French navy until being stricken
in 1961 and broken up in 1970.
Displacement: 8342 tons normal .
and 9266 tonnes full load. Speed: 31 knots. Crew 540
Armament: Nine 152mm in triple turrets. Eight 90mm AA and
Eighteen 13.2 mm AA guns. Also carried two aircraft
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| La Galissonnière |
18th November 1933 |
Scuttled at Toulon on 27th November 1942. Raised by the
Italian Navy in 1943 but sunk again in August 1944 before she was ready. |
| Jean de Vienne |
31st July 1935 |
Scuttled at Toulon on 27th November 1942. Raised by the
Italian Navy in 1943 but sunk again in November 1943 before she was
ready. |
| Marseillaise |
17th July 1935 |
Scuttled at Toulon on 27th November 1942. |
| Gloire |
28th September 1935 |
Sold for scrapping in January 1958. |
| Montcalm |
26th October 1935 |
Scrapped in 1970. |
| Georges Leygues |
24th March 1936 |
Sold for scrapping in November 1959. |
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La Galissonniere
Scuttled at Toulon on 27th November 1942. Raised by the
Italian Navy in 1943 but sunk again in August 1944 before she was ready. |
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The Jean de Vienne and La
Galissonniere pictured 27th November 1942 |
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Jean de Vienne
Scuttled at Toulon on 27th November 1942. Raised by the
Italian Navy in 1943 but sunk again in November 1943 before she was
ready. |
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The Jean de Vienne and La
Galissonniere pictured 27th November 1942 |
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Marseillaise |
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Marseillaise.
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The Marseillaise pictured 27th
November 1942 |
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Gloire |
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Gloire, May 1953.
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Gloire
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Gloire
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Montcalm
At the
outbreak of war the Montcalm along with her sister ships were among the
finest cruisers in the French navy. On the 9th September 1940 The
Montcalm (along with Marseillaise and Georges Leygues sailed form Toulon
to Dakar where they helped repulse British and Free French forces
attempting to seize the port on the 23rd to the 25th September. The
cruisers remained at Dakar until In February 1943 when they joined
the free French navy and sailed to Philadelphia major refit including
the installation of Radar and increasing their Anti aircraft armament.
on the 6th June Montclam (along with Georges Leygues) joined the naval
support forces and bombarded German positions around Omaha beach during
the Normandy landings. In August she supported allied landings on
the French Riviera. After the war Montcalm continued in the French navy
until being stricken in 1961 and broken up in 1970. |
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Montcalm.
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Montcalm, May 1963.
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The
French Cruiser Montcalm photographed in 1935.
Image
Courtesy of Carl Proctor |
Montcalm. Photo sent in by
Jean Gillet |
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Georges Leygues |
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Georges Leygues. Photo
sent in by Jean Gillet |
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