French corvette Alysse

*Alysse*
	Flower-class corvette in 1942 paint
History
France
Name	Alysse
Ordered	12 December 1939
Laid down	24 June 1940
Launched	3 March 1941
Commissioned	17 June 1941
Identification	Pennant number: K100
Fate	Torpedoed and sunk on 9 February 1942
General characteristics
Class and type	Flower-class corvette
Displacement	950 tonnes
Length	62.7 m (205 ft 9 in)
Beam	10.9 m (35 ft 9 in)
Draught	2.7 m (8 ft 10 in)
Propulsion	Engine: 4-cylinder triple-expansion steam engine; Fuel: Gazole; Pressure: 225 PSI; Power:2,750 hp (2,050 kW);
Speed	16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Range	3,450 nmi (6,390 km; 3,970 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph); Fuel capacity: 230 tonnes;
Complement	70
Sensors and ; processing systems	Type 271 surface radar
Armament	1 BL 4 in (102 mm) Mark IX gun; 1 Mark VIII 40 mm gun; 2 Mark IIA 20 mm guns; 2 Hotchkiss machine guns; 1 Mark III "Hedgehog" mortar (24 shells); 4 Mark I depth charge launchers; 2 ramps for Mark I depth charges; 60 depth charges;

Alysse (formerly HMS Alyssum) was one of the nine Flower-class corvettes lent by the Royal Navy to the Free French Naval Forces.

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