French destroyer L'Adroit (1927)

L'Adroit in the 1930s
History
France
NameL'Adroit
Ordered25 November 1924
BuilderAteliers et Chantiers de France, Dunkerque
Laid down26 April 1925
Launched1 April 1927
Completed1 July 1929
In serviceOctober 1929
FateSunk, 21 May 1940
General characteristics
Class & typeL'Adroit-class destroyer
Displacement1,380 t (1,360 long tons) (standard)
Length107.2 m (351 ft 8 in)
Beam9.9 m (32 ft 6 in)
Draft3.5 m (11 ft 6 in)
Installed power
Propulsion2 shafts; 2 geared steam turbines
Speed33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph)
Range3,000 nmi (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Crew9 officers, 153 crewmen (wartime)
Armament

The French destroyer L’Adroit was the lead ship of her class of destroyers built for the French Navy during the 1920s.