page_title: French frigate Algérien
hierarchical_section_title: French frigate Algérien
caption_attribution_description: English: Port side view of Free French Destroyer Escort Algerien (F701).
context_page_description: Algérien was a Cannon-class destroyer escort originally named USS Cronin after Cornelius Cronin, a sailor who was awarded the Medal of Honor during the American Civil War. She was transferred to the Free French Naval Forces in 1944 and became part of the French Navy post-war. She was rated as a frigate in French service. She was renamed Oise in 1962 and scrapped in 1965.
context_section_description: Algérien was a Cannon-class destroyer escort originally named USS Cronin (DE-107) after Cornelius Cronin, a sailor who was awarded the Medal of Honor during the American Civil War. She was transferred to the Free French Naval Forces in 1944 and became part of the French Navy post-war. She was rated as a frigate in French service. She was renamed Oise in 1962 and scrapped in 1965.
caption: Port side view of Free French destroyer escort Algérien.
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