Enseigne Gabolde©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
Bourrasque-class©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
French L’Adroit-class©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
Part of Bourrasque-class (ONI reports Simoun-class DD28-39) preceded by Enseigne Gabolde succeeded by Adroit-class. Totally 12 built. The Bourrasque-design was reused for designing the Polish Wicher-class destroyers built by Chantiers Naval Français, Caen, France between 1927-1930. Ordered on 5 March 1923, laid down by Forges et Chantiers de la Gironde, Bordeaux, France on 5 March 1924, launched on 27 December 1925, completed on 27 October 1927, commissioned on 1 June 1927, taken into service on 21 December 1927, scuttled at Toulon, France on 27 November 1942, salvaged by Italian navy and renamed FR 31, after the armistice returned to Free France although repairs were not finished, under French command towards Bizerte, French Tunisia, attacked and hit off Ligurian coast near Sanremo by an MT explosive motorboat of the Marina Nazionale Republicana (German puppet state Italian Social Republic also referred to as Republic of Salò September 1943-May 1945) and damaged beyond repairs on 16 April 1945, part of reserve since 3 July 1945, stricken on 12 December 1946 and on sale list on 7 December 1950.
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