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Tuesday, 17 May 2016

French destroyer Orage launched at Caen, France according to the Dutch magazine Marineblad dated 1924 no. 6

An item referred to the German magazine Schiffbau dated 1924 no. 26 reporting that the on 30 August launched French torpedo boat Orage had a displacement of 1.455 ton and an armament of 4-13cm guns and 1-7,5cm anti aircraft gun. A second item referred to the Naval and Military Record dated 3 September 1924 reporting that the destroyer was had a displacement of 1.455 ton, dimensions 105 x 9,8 metres, a horsepower of 34.000 hp. a speed of 35 miles, a crew numbering 147 men (including 7 officers) and an armament of 4-13cm guns and 107,5cm anti aircraft gun. (1)

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1. A destroyer of the Bourrasque-class with a displacement of 1.319 (standard)-2.000 (full load tons) and an armament of 5-13cm/5” guns, 2x1-3,7cm/1.5” anti aircraft guns, 4x1-1,3cm/0.5” anti aircraft guns and 2x3-55cm/21.7” torpedo tubes. Built at Chantiers Naval Française, Caen, France, completed in 1 December 1926 and lost on 23 May 1940.