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''Savorgnan de Brazza'' was a of the French Navy. She was designed to operate from French colonies in Asia and Africa, launched in June 1931, served in the Second World War and was scrapped in 1957.〔 ==History== The ship was originally equipped with a seaplane. In 1940 this was removed and replaced with two additional 37 mm single-mounted anti-aircraft guns.〔 After the Fall of France in June 1940, ''Savorgnan de Brazza'' joined the Free French Forces. She fought in the Battle of Gabon, in which on 9 November 1940 she engaged and sank a Vichy French aviso of the same class, her sister ship, .〔 On 12 August 1943 the torpedoed and sank the British Clan Line cargo ship in the Indian Ocean east of Farafangana in Madagascar. 53 people were killed but ''Savorgnan de Brazza'' rescued 76 survivors and landed them at Port Louis, Mauritius. By 1944 ''Savorgnan de Brazza''s anti-aircraft armament had been further increased. The number of 37mm AA guns had been increased to eight, three 25 mm and two 20 mm AA guns had been added and the number of 13.2 mm AA guns had been reduced to two.〔 ''Savorgnan de Brazza'' survived the Second World War. She was scrapped in March 1957. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「French aviso Savorgnan de Brazza」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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