French aviso D'Iberville

D′Iberville was a French Navy Bougainville-class aviso, designed to operate from French colonies in Asia and Africa. She was launched on 23 September 1934.

Model of D'Entrecasteaux at Musée de la Marine de Paris
History
France
NameD'Iberville
NamesakePierre Le Moyne d'Iberville
BuilderAt. & Ch. Maritime Sud-Ouest, Bordeaux
Launched23 September 1934
Fatescuttled at Toulon, 27 November 1942
General characteristics
TypeBougainville-class aviso
Displacement
Length103.7 m (340 ft 3 in) (o/a)
Beam12.7 m (41 ft 8 in)
Draught4.15 m (13 ft 7 in)
Installed power2,100 PS (1,500 kW; 2,100 bhp)
Propulsion2 shafts; 2 diesel engines
Speed15.5 knots (28.7 km/h; 17.8 mph)
Range9,000 nmi (17,000 km; 10,000 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement
  • 14 officers and 121 crewmen in peacetime;
  • 166 or 183 men in wartime
Armament
Armour
  • Hull: 5–6 mm (0.20–0.24 in)
  • Deck: 5–6 mm (0.20–0.24 in)
  • Gun shields: 3 mm (0.1 in)
Aircraft carried1 × Gourdou-Leseurre GL-832 HY floatplane

After France surrendered to Germany in June 1940 during World War II, D′Iberville served with the navy of Vichy France. She was scuttled with other ships of the French fleet at Toulon, France, on 27 November 1942.

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Sources

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  • Chesneau, Roger, ed. (1980). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. Greenwich, UK: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-146-7.
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