French destroyer Foudroyant (1929)
The French destroyer Foudroyant 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.