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The ''Guépard''-class destroyers (''contre-torpilleurs'') were six ships of the French Navy, laid down in 1927 and commissioned in 1930. They were similar to the previous ''Chacal'' class, with a larger hull and with a slightly improved speed and gun armament with 138 mm guns of a new design. The first three ships bore 'animal' names like the ''Chacal''s, while the remaining three were given names starting with V, for two battles and a field-marshal. The class saw action in World War II. ==Ships== * :Built by Arsenal de Lorient. :Completed 10 October 1930. :She was sunk by German Junkers Ju 87 ''Stuka''s while taking part in the evacuation of Namsos, on 3 May 1940, off Trondheim. Out of 229 members on the crew, 136 were lost.〔 〕 Survivors from ''Bison'' were picked up by , which was then also sunk by the ''Stuka''s. *''Guépard'' ("Cheetah") :Built by Arsenal de Lorient. :Completed 13 August 1929, :Scuttled 27 November 1942. :Refloated 4 September 1943. :Bombed and sunk March 1944. :Refloated 1947 and broken up. *''Lion'' :Built by Ateliers et Chantiers de France, Dunkirk. :Completed 21 January 1931. :Seized by Germans 27 November 1942. :Given to Italy and entered service as FR 21. :Scuttled La Spezia 9 September 1943. *''Valmy'' (named after the battle of Valmy) :Built by Ateliers et Chantiers de St Nazaire-Penhoët, St. Nazaire :Completed 1 January 1930. :Seized by Germans 27 November 1942. :Refloated 15 March 1943 and began refit as Italian Navy FR 24 :Captured by Germans at Savona September 1943 :Wreck found at Genoa 1945 and broken up. *''Verdun'' (named after the battle of Verdun) :Built by Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire, St Nazaire. :Completed 1 April 1930. :Scuttled 27 November 1942. :Refloated 29 September 1943. :Bombed and sunk 1944 :Refloated 1948 and broken up in Italy. *''Vauban'' (named after Marshal Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban) :Built by Ateliers et Chantiers de France, Dunkirk. :Completed 9 January 1931. :Scuttled 27 November 1942. :Refloated 12 May 1947 and broken up. 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「Guépard-class destroyer」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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