The T53-class destroyer MN 'Maillé-Brézé (627) in Nantes as a museum ship.
The T47-class (or Surcouf-class) were the first destroyers built for the French Navy after the Second World War. Twelve ships were built between 1955 and 1957. The ships were modernized in the 1960s and decommissioned in the 1980s, when they were replaced by the Georges Leygues-class destroyers.
These ships were larger than other contemporary European destroyers and were based on the wartime Hardi class, but were enlarged and had a dual purpose armament. The ships were designed as Squadron escorts (Escorteur d'escadre) rather than for independent operations, therefore they had a slower speed than their predecessors. The main guns were the French designed 127mm/54-caliber Modèle 1948 naval guns. The secondary armament was composed of 57mm/60-caliber Modèle 1951 guns.
Unit Run[]
- MN Surcouf (D621)
- MN Kersaint (D622)
- MN Cassard (D623)
- MN Bouvet (D624)
- MN Dupetit-Thouars (D625)
- MN Chevalier Paul (D626)
- MN Maillé-Brézé (D627)
- MN Vauquelin (D628)
- MN D'Estrées (D629)
- MN Du Chayla (D630)
- MN Casabianca (D631)
- MN Guépratte (D632)