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Colbert
Country | France |
Ship Class | Suffren-class Heavy Cruiser |
Builder | Arsenal de Brest |
Laid Down | 12 Jun 1927 |
Launched | 20 Apr 1928 |
Commissioned | 4 Mar 1931 |
Sunk | 27 Nov 1942 |
Displacement | 10,000 tons standard; 12,780 tons full |
Length | 643 feet |
Beam | 66 feet |
Draft | 24 feet |
Machinery | Rateau-Bretagne SR geared turbines, nine Guyot boilers, 3 shafts |
Power Output | 100,000 SHP |
Speed | 32 knots |
Range | 4500nm at 15 knots |
Crew | 773 |
Armament | 4x2x203mm Model 1924 guns, 8x90m anti-aircraft guns, 4x2x37mm anti-aircraft guns, 4x3x13.2mm anti-aircraft guns, 2x3x550mm torpedo tubes |
Armor | 60mm belt, 25mm deck, 30mm turrets, 30mm tower |
Catapults | 2 |
Aircraft | 2 Loire-Nieuport 130 seaplanes |
Contributor: C. Peter Chen
ww2dbaseAt the start of the war, she was a member of the 1st Cruiser Squadron of the French fleet. She saw some action in 1940, including a bombardment of Genoa, Italy in Jun 1940, but for the following two years she generally sat idle at Toulon in southern France. On 27 Nov 1942, as German troops approached in an attempt to take control of the French fleet, her crew detonated her magazine in a successful attempt to scuttle her. She remained in place until 1948 when she was finally broken apart for scraps.
ww2dbaseSource: Wikipedia
Last Major Revision: Jul 2013
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Colbert Operational Timeline
12 Jun 1927Â | The keel of Colbert was laid down at Brest Naval Shipyard, France. |
20 Apr 1928Â | Colbert was launched at Brest Naval Shipyard, France. |
4 Mar 1931Â | Colbert was commissioned into service. |
14 Jun 1940 | Colbert bombarded Genoa, Italy as a part of Operation Samoyède. |
27 Nov 1942Â | Colbert was scuttled at Toulon, France to prevent German capture. |
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