French cruiser Marseillaise (1935)

History
France
Name	Marseillaise
Namesake	La Marseillaise
Builder	Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire, Nantes
Laid down	23 October 1933
Launched	17 July 1935
Commissioned	10 October 1937
Fate	Scuttled 1942, Scrapped 1946-1947
General characteristics
Class and type	La Galissonnière-class cruiser
Displacement	7,600 tons (standard); 9120 tons (full load);
Length	179 m (587 ft)
Beam	17.5 m (57 ft)
Draught	5.35 m (17.6 ft)
Propulsion	2-shaft Parsons single reduction geared turbines; 4 Indret boilers; 84,000 shp (63,000 kW);
Speed	31 knots (57 km/h; 36 mph)
Range	7,000 nmi (13,000 km; 8,100 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph); 6,800 at 14 knots; 5,500 at 18 knots; 1,650 at 34 knots;
Complement	540
Armament	9 × 152 mm (6.0 in)/55 guns (3 × 3); 8 × 90 mm (3.5 inch) AA (4 × 2); 8 × 37 mm (1.5 in) light AA (4 × 2); 12 × 13.2 mm (0.52 in) light AA (4 × 3); 4 × 550mm (21.7 inch) torpedo tubes (2 × 2);
Armour	Main belt: 105 mm (4.1 in); End bulkheads: 30 mm (1.2 in); Sides: 120 mm (4.7 in); Deck: 38 mm (1.5 in); Turrets: 100 mm (3.9 in); Conning tower: 95 mm (3.7 in);
Aircraft carried	up to 4 GL-832, later 2 Loire 130 flying boats; 1 catapult;

Marseillaise was a French light cruiser of the La Galissonnière class. During the Second World War, she remained with Vichy France.

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