| French destroyer Lynx | |
|---|---|
 Chacal class destroyer | |
| Career (France) |   |
| Name: | Lynx |
| Namesake: | Lynx |
| Builder: | Loire |
| Laid down: | 1923 |
| Launched: | 24 February 1925 |
| Fate: | Scrapped after 1948 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Chacal-class destroyer |
| Type: | Destroyer |
| Displacement: | 2126 tons standard, 3098 tons full load |
| Length: | 127m |
| Beam: | 11.2 m |
| Draught: | 3.65 m |
| Propulsion: | Geared turbines, 55,000 shp |
| Speed: | 35.5 knots |
| Complement: | 8 officers, 196 men |
| Armament: |
5x 130 mm (5.1 in) guns |
Lynx was a Chacal-class destroyer of the French Navy. On 3 July 1940 she was stationed at Mers-el-Kébir but managed to escape after the allied attack. On 27 November 1942 Lynx was scuttled at Toulon with the rest of the French fleet to prevent German capture. She was refloated on 23 January 1944, but foundered later in the year; raised 1948, the wreck was finally broken up.
References[]
- Saibène, Marc (n.d.). Toulon et la Marine 1942-1944. Bourg en Bresse: Marines Editions at Realisations.
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