The La Galissonnière-class light cruisers was a group of six warships admitted in active service in the French Navy in the 1930s. They were the last French cruisers completed in France after 1935 with the De Grasse-class being completed in Britain.
Specifications[]
- Type: Light Cruiser
- Service Period: 1936-1972
- Characteristics:
- Length: 587 feet (178.92 meters)
- Beam: 57 feet (17.37 meters)
- Draught: 17.6 feet (5.37 meters)
- Displacement: 7,600 tons (Standard); 9,120 tons (Full Load)
- Crew: 540
- Propulsion: 2-shaft geared turbines (Parsons or Rateau-Bretagne), 4 x Indret boilers, 84,000 shp (63 MW)
- Range: 6,800 nautical miles (12,594 kilometers) at 14 knots (25.93 km/h)
- Speed: 31 knots (57.41 km/h)
- Armament:
- 9 x 152mm/55-caliber Modele 1930 naval guns (3x3)
- 8 x 90mm/50-caliber Modele 1926 anti-aircraft guns (4x2)
- 24 x Bofors 40mm/60-caliber anti-aircraft (6x4)
- 4 x 550mm torpedo tubes (2x2)
- Armour:
- Main Belt: 4.2-inches (106.7 mm)
- End Bulkheads: 1.2-inches (30.5 mm)
- Sides: 4.7-inches (120 mm)
- Deck: 1.5-inches (38.1 mm)
- Turrets: 4-inches (101.6 mm)
- Tower: 4-inches (101.6 mm)
- Aircraft Carried: 4 x GL-832, later 2 x Loire 130 flying boats
- Aviation Facilities: 1 x catapult
Unit Run[]
- MN La Galissonnière
- MN Montcalm
- MN Georges Leygues
- MN Jean de Vienne
- MN Marseillaise
- MN Gloire