French cruiser La Galissonnière

La Galissonnière was a La Galissonnière class cruiser built for the Marine Nationale. She was named for Roland-Michel Barrin de La Galissonière. Her keel was laid at Arsenal de Brest, Brest on 15 December 1931. She entered service on 1 January 1936, having been launched on 18 November 1933.

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).

Displacement was 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 La Galissonnière until 27 November 1942. She then passed to the Regia Marina, serving as FR 12 from November 1942. She was in commission for 1,839 days of the Second World War.

She was broken up for scrap on 18 August 1944.

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