Duquesne
| 國家 | 法國 |
| 艦級 | Duquesne 級 重巡洋艦 |
| 造船廠 | Arsenal de Brest |
| 安放龍骨日期 | 1924年10月30日 |
| 下水日期 | 1925年12月17日 |
| 服役日期 | 1928年12月6日 |
| 除役日期 | 1955年7月2日 |
| 排水量 | 10,000 tons standard; 12,200 tons full |
| 長度 | 627 feet |
| 寬度 | 62 feet |
| 吃水 | 21 feet |
| 動力來源 | Rateau-Bretagne single-reduction geared turbines, 9 Guyot boilers, 4 shafts |
| 功率 | 120,000 shaft horsepower |
| 速度 | 34 knots |
| 續航力 | 4,500nm at 15 knots |
| 乘員 | 605 |
| 武裝 | 4x2x203mm/50 Modèle 1924 guns, 8x75mm AA guns, 4x2x37mm AA guns, 4x3x13.2mm AA guns, 4x3x550mm torpedo tubes |
| 裝甲 | 30mm magazine boxes, 30mm deck, 30mm turrets, 30mm conning tower |
| Aircraft | Two GL-812 or two GL-832 or two Loire-Nieuport 130 seaplanes |
| Catapult | 1 |
Contributor: C. Peter Chen
ww2dbaseDuquesne was commissioned into French Navy service in 1928. She first saw war time duty during the Spanish Civil War, evacuating French nationals from the war zone. In 1940, she participated in the hunt for the German heavy cruiser Admiral Graf Spee. In Jul 1940, Duquesne was among the fleet that Admiral René-Emile Godfroy surrendered to the British in Alexandria, Egypt; as such, she was disarmed. Because Godfroy refused to join forces with the British against German and Italian forces, Duquesne and other ships of Force X remained inactive in Alexandria for an extended amount of time. In Jun 1943, Godfroy agreed to join General Henri Giraud, thus Force X was reactivated. After receiving maintenance at Dakar, French West Africa, she sailed to the United States, where she would replace her torpedo tubes with 8 Bofors 40-millimeter guns and 16 Oerlikon 20-millimeter cannon for improved anti-aircraft defense. In 1945, she patrolled the Atlantic Ocean for German blockade runners and bombarded German positions along the French Atlantic coast. After refitting in late 1945, she served in French Indochina until Aug 1947. She was decommissioned in Jul 1955 and was sold for scrap.
ww2dbaseSource: Wikipedia
Last Major Revision: Mar 2015
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Duquesne Operational Timeline
| 1924年10月30日 | The keel of Duquesne was laid down at the Arsenal de Brest, France. |
| 1925年12月17日 | Duquesne was launched at the Arsenal de Brest, France. |
| 1928年12月6日 | Duquesne was commissioned into service. |
| 1940年4月24日 | Duquesne was assigned to Force X stationed in Alexandria, Egypt. |
| 1943年7月3日 | Duquesne departed Alexandria, Egypt. |
| 1943年8月18日 | Duquesne arrived at Dakar, French West Africa. |
| 1955年7月2日 | Duquesne was decommissioned in Algeria. |
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Joachim von Ribbentrop, German Foreign Minister, Aug 1939
31 Dec 2023 07:27:07 PM
A few countries built 'tinclad' heavy cruisers to meet the requirements of the Washington Treaty, with the Duquesne class probably the worst of the lot. At least they never saw any action - their non-existent armour protection would have made them an easy target for better armoured enemy cruisers.