French destroyer La Railleuse
The French destroyer La Railleuse 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
La Railleuse was laid down on 1 August 1925, launched on 9 September 1926 and completed on 15 March 1928. She was destroyed by an accidental explosion on 24 March 1940 at Casablanca.

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