| Navy | The French Navy |
| Type | Light cruiser |
| Class | La Galissonniere |
| Pennant | |
| Built by | At.&Ch de St. Nazaire-Penhoet (St. Nazaire, France) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 21 Sep, 1933 |
| Launched | 24 Mar, 1936 |
| Commissioned | 15 Nov, 1937 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | While serving with the Vichy Navy the ship arrived at Dakar from Toulon on 14 September 1940. Joined the Free French Navy after the Allied landings in North Africa. Sold for scrap in November 1959. |
| Noteable events involving Georges Leygues include: 13 Apr, 1943 |