Heavy Cruiser Colbert

Colbert

Country	France
Ship Class	Suffren-class Heavy Cruiser
Builder Name	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 1927	The keel of Colbert was laid down at Brest Naval Shipyard, France.
20 Apr 1928	Colbert was launched at Brest Naval Shipyard, France.
4 Mar 1931	Colbert was commissioned into service.
14 Jun 1940	Colbert bombarded Genoa, Italy as a part of Operation Samoyède.
27 Nov 1942	Colbert was scuttled at Toulon, France to prevent German capture.