Recognition Guide Warships of the Second World War
Marine Nationale — Cruiser

French cruiser Jean de Vienne

La Galissonnière-class cruiser

French cruiser Jean de Vienne
Unknown author — Public domain — Wikimedia Commons Plate

Service

  1. Marine Nationale as Jean de Vienne10 February 1937 — 27 November 19421,183 days of the war
  2. Regia Marina as FR.11November 1942 — 24 November 1943388 days of the war
La Galissonnière-class cruiser Particulars
Name
Jean de Vienne
Namesake
Jean de Vienne
Builder
Arsenal de Lorient, Lorient
Laid down
20 December 1931
Launched
31 July 1935
Commissioned
10 February 1937
Fate
Bombed in Toulon 24 November 1943, scrapped August 1944 (1943)
Status
Scrapped

Specifications

Displacement, standard
7,600 long tons (7,722 t)
Displacement, full load
9,120 long tons (9,266 t)
Length
179 m (587.3 ft)
Beam
17.5 m (57.4 ft)
Draught
5.35 m (17.6 ft)
Speed
31 knots (57.4 km/h, 35.7 mph)
Range
7,000 nmi (12,964 km)
Complement
540
Main gun
152 mm (6 in)

Jean de Vienne was a La Galissonnière-class cruiser, operated by the Marine Nationale. She was named for Jean de Vienne. Arsenal de Lorient, Lorient laid her keel on 20 December 1931. She entered service on 10 February 1937, having been launched on 31 July 1935.

Eight ships of the class were built. The class followed the French cruiser Émile Bertin and was succeeded by the French cruiser De Grasse (C610).

She displaced 7,600 long tons standard and 9,120 long tons at full load. She measured 179 m (587 ft) long with a beam of 17.5 m (57 ft). Her designed speed was 31 knots, and she carried a complement of 540.

Her main battery was nine 152 mm (6.0 in) guns. Her belt armour was 105 mm (4.1 in) and her deck 38 mm.

She served with the Marine Nationale as Jean de Vienne until 27 November 1942. She then passed to the Regia Marina, serving as FR.11 from November 1942. She was in commission for 1,571 days of the Second World War.

She was broken up for scrap on 24 November 1943.

Written from the harvested record. Every figure above is sourced; the wording is this site's own.

Armament and machinery

Armament and machinery
Propulsion
  • 2-shaft Parsons single reduction geared turbines
  • 4 Indret boilers
  • 84000 shp
Armament
  • Initial
  • 9 × 152 mm/55 guns (3 × 3)
  • 8 × 90 mm AA (4 × 2)
  • 8 × 37 mm light AA (4 × 2)
  • 12 × 13.2 mm light AA (4 × 3)
  • 4 × 550 mm torpedo tubes (2 × 2)
  • Vichy refit (1941)
  • 9 × 152 mm/55 guns (3 × 3)
  • 8 × 90 mm AA (4 × 2)
  • 9 × 37 mm light AA (4 × 2, 1 × 1)
  • 2 × 25 mm light AA (1 × 2)
  • 16 × 13.2 mm light AA (4 × 3, 2 × 2)
  • 4 × 550 mm torpedo tubes (2 × 2)
Armour
  • Main belt: 105 mm
  • End bulkheads: 30 mm
  • Sides: 120 mm
  • Deck: 38 mm
  • Turrets: 100 mm
  • Conning tower: 95 mm
Aircraft
  • up to 4 GL-832, later 2 Loire 130 flying boats
  • 1 catapult

Sister ships

Sources