| Navy | The French Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Bourrasque |
| Pennant | |
| Built by | At.&Ch de St. Nazaire (St. Nazaire, France) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 1 Mar 1924 |
| Launched | 3 Oct 1925 |
| Commissioned | 1 Jul 1927 |
| Lost | 31 May 1940 |
| Loss position | 51.19N, 02.14E (See a map) |
| History | Sirocco (Lt.Cdr. Guillaume Rons Cristophe Marie Joseph Michel de Toulouse-Lautrec) was sunk off Dunkerque on 31 May 1940 by the German motor torpedo boats S-23 and S-26. |
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Noteable events involving Sirocco include:
30 May 1940
The French destroyer Cyclone was hit by a torpedo fired by the German motor torpedo boat S-24. She was badly damaged but was able to sail at a speed of 5 knots. The French Commanding Officer asked the Polish destroyer Blyskawica for escort. The Polish destroyer answered and provided the cover requisted. Both ships then met the French destroyer Sirocco that was loaded with soldiers. She passed nearby and dissapeared in the darkness. After one hour Sirocco was torpedoed and sunk by the German motor torpedo boats S-23 and S-26. Blyscawica left Cyclone. She picked up 15 survivors from the Sirocco. Then she returned to Cyclone and acompanied her to Dover.