page_title: French cruiser Lamotte-Picquet
hierarchical_section_title: French cruiser Lamotte-Picquet
caption_attribution_description: The French light cruiser Lamotte-Picquet moored off Shanghai, China, probably in late May or early June 1939. At left is the stern of the British light cruiser Birmingham (C19). The bow of the U.S. Navy troop transport USS Chaumont (AP-5) is at right, immediately astern of Lamotte-Picquet. Also present are the Danish steamer Promise (beyond Lamotte-Picquet's bow), the British steamer Yingchow (right background) and the British steamer Shantung (partially visible in the right foreground)
context_page_description: Lamotte-Picquet was a French Duguay-Trouin-class light cruiser, launched in 1924, and named in honour of the 18th century admiral count Toussaint-Guillaume Picquet de la Motte.
context_section_description: Lamotte-Picquet was a French Duguay-Trouin-class light cruiser, launched in 1924, and named in honour of the 18th century admiral count Toussaint-Guillaume Picquet de la Motte.
caption: Lamotte-Picquet at Shanghai in 1939
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