French destroyer Bordelais
The French destroyer "Bordelais" was one of 14 s 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. "Bordelais" was laid down on 19 November 1926, launched on 23 May 1928 and completed on 8 April 1930. After France surrendered to Germany in June 1940 during World War II, "Bordelais" served with the navy of Vichy France. She was among the ships of the French fleet scuttled at Toulon, France, on 27 November 1942.