French destroyer Brestois
The French destroyer "Brestois" was one of 14 "L'Adroit"-class destroyers built for the French Navy during the 1920s. Design and description. The "L'Adroit" class was a slightly enlarged and improved version of the preceding "Bourrasque" class. The ships had an overall length of , a beam of , and a draft of . The ships displaced at standard load and at deep load. They were powered by two geared steam turbines, each driving one propeller shaft, using steam provided by three du Temple boilers. The turbines were designed to produce , which would propel the ships at . The ships carried of  fuel oil which gave them a range of at . The main armament of the "L'Adroit"-class ships consisted of four Canon de 130 mm Modèle 1924 guns in single mounts, one superfiring pair each fore and aft of the superstructure. Their anti-aircraft armament consisted of a pair of Canon de 37 mm Modèle 1925 guns. The ships carried two above-water triple sets of torpedo tubes. A pair of depth charge chutes were built into their stern; these housed a total of sixteen depth charges. In addition two depth charge throwers were fitted for which six depth charges were carried . Construction and career. "Brestois" was laid down on 17 May 1926, launched on 18 May 1927 and completed on 15 June 1928. She capsized following damage by gunfire from the ships of United States Navy Task Force 34 off Casablanca, French Morocco, on 8 November 1942 during the Naval Battle of Casablanca.