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Allied Warships

Léopard

Large destroyer of the Chacal class

NavyThe French Navy
TypeLarge destroyer
ClassChacal 
Pennant 
Built byAt.&Ch de la Loire (St. Nazaire, France) 
Ordered 
Laid down1 Aug, 1923 
Launched20 Sep, 1924 
Commissioned10 Oct, 1927 
End service 
Loss position
 
HistorySeized by the Royal Navy in Portsmouth on 3 July 1940.
Transferred to the Free French on 31 August 1940.
Stranded and wrecked North of Benghazi on 27 May 1943.
The wreck was destroyed on 19 June 1943. 
Career notesBecame the Free French Léopard

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