French cruiser Montcalm (1935)

	Montcalm in 1943
History
France
Name	Montcalm
Namesake	Louis-Joseph de Montcalm
Builder	Société Nouvelle des Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée (La Seyne-sur-Mer, France)
Laid down	15 November 1933
Launched	26 October 1935
Commissioned	15 November 1937
Decommissioned	1 May 1957
Renamed	Q457 31 December 1969
Fate	Scrapped 1970
General characteristics
Class and type	La Galissonnière-class cruiser
Displacement	7,600 tonnes (7,500 long tons) (standard); 9,120 tonnes (8,980 long tons) (full load);
Length	179 m (587 ft 3 in)
Beam	17.5 m (57 ft 5 in)
Draught	5.35 m (17 ft 7 in)
Installed power	84,000 shp (63,000 kW)
Propulsion	2 x Parsons single reduction geared turbines; 4 x Indret boilers;
Speed	31 knots (57 km/h; 36 mph)
Range	7,000 nautical miles (13,000 km; 8,100 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph); 6,800 nmi (12,600 km; 7,800 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph); 5,500 nmi (10,200 km; 6,300 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph); 1,650 nmi (3,060 km; 1,900 mi) at 34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph);
Complement	540
Armament	Initial; 9 × 155 mm (6.1 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); Allies refit (1943); 9 × 155 mm (6.1 in)/55 guns (3 × 3); 8 × 90 mm (3.5 inch) AA (4 × 2); 24 × 40 mm (1.6 in) AA (4 × 6); 16 × 20 mm (0.79 in) light AA (1 × 16); 4 × 550mm (21.7 inch) torpedo tubes (2 × 2);
Armour	Main belt: 105 mm (4.1 in); Bulkhead ends: 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;

Montcalm was a French La Galissonnière-class cruiser, named in honour of Louis-Joseph de Montcalm. During World War II, she served with both Vichy France and the Allies. It was commissioned in 1937, decommissioned in 1957, and finally scrapped in 1970.

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