Admiral Sénés.©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
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Part of the Chacal or Jaguar-class succeeded by Guépard-class, main task was to act as scouts for the battle line. Total six build. In the designing process was a 1,780 tons design armed with 5-10cm.3.8” guns of early 1920 not approved by the French Parliament. A new design was made on base of the designs of the Italian Leone-class and the German destroyer SM 113 which was after the First World War handed over to France as war reparations and commissioned in the French navy as Admiral Sénés. The new design was approved under the 1922 Naval Law. Ordered on 26 February 1923. Laid down by Ateliers et Chantiers de Bretagne, Nantes, France on 18 September 1923, launched on 2 August 1924, commissioned/completed on 1 February 1926, taken into service on 7 February 1926, captured by German forces in November 1942, handed over the Italian Navy after 27 November 1942, commissioned as the FR23 on 19 January 1943, returned to Free France on 28 October 1943, troop transport until end 1946, stationary gunnery training ship until mid 1948, decommissioned in September 1948, hulked, stricken on 4 January 1954 and broken up in 1955.
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