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Thursday, 5 November 2026

French destroyer Panthère 1923-1943

Admiral Sénés.©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Chacal-class©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Guépard-class©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

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 18 April 1922. Laid down byArsenal de Lorient, France on slipway No. 7 on 23 December 1923, launched on 27 October 1924, commissioned on 10 October 1926, completed on 4 January 1927,captured by German forces at Toulon on 27 November 1942, transferred to Italy on 14 December 1942, renamed FR 22 commissioned on 19 January 1943, scuttled by Italian forces at La Spezia on 9 September 1943 and broken up after the war. 

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