French cruiser Marseillaise (1935)

History
France
NameMarseillaise
NamesakeLa Marseillaise
BuilderAteliers et Chantiers de la Loire, Nantes
Laid down23 October 1933
Launched17 July 1935
Commissioned10 October 1937
FateScuttled 1942, Scrapped 1946-1947
General characteristics
Class and typeLa Galissonnière-class cruiser
Displacement
  • 7,600 tons (standard)
  • 9120 tons (full load)
Length179 m (587 ft)
Beam17.5 m (57 ft)
Draught5.35 m (17.6 ft)
Propulsion
Speed31 knots (57 km/h; 36 mph)
Range
  • 7,000 nmi (13,000 km; 8,100 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
  • 6,800 at 14 knots
  • 5,500 at 18 knots
  • 1,650 at 34 knots
Complement540
Armament
Armour
Aircraft carried

Marseillaise was a French light cruiser of the La Galissonnière class. During the Second World War, she remained with Vichy France.


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