Guépard-class destroyer

	Guépard class destroyer
Class overview
Name	Guépard class
Operators	French Navy; Regia Marina; Kriegsmarine;
Preceded by	Chacal class
Succeeded by	Aigle class
Built	1927–1931
In commission	1929–1945
Completed	6
Lost	6
General characteristics (as built)
Type	Destroyer
Displacement	2,436 t (2,398 long tons) (standard); 3,220 t (3,170 long tons) (full load);
Length	130.2 m (427 ft 2 in)
Beam	11.5 m (37 ft 9 in)
Draft	4.3 m (14 ft 1 in)
Installed power	4 du Temple boilers; 64,000 PS (47,000 kW; 63,000 shp);
Propulsion	2 shafts; 2 geared steam turbines
Speed	35.5 knots (65.7 km/h; 40.9 mph)
Range	3,000 nmi (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) at 14.5 knots (26.9 km/h; 16.7 mph)
Crew	12 officers, 224 crewmen (wartime)
Armament	5 × single 138.6 mm (5.5 in) guns; 4 × single 37 mm (1.5 in) AA guns; 2 × triple 550 mm (21.7 in) torpedo tubes; 2 chutes; 4 throwers for 28 depth charges;

The Guépard-class destroyers (contre-torpilleurs) were six ships of the French Navy, laid down in 1927 and commissioned in 1930. They were similar to the previous Chacal class, with a larger hull and with a slightly improved speed and gun armament with 138 mm guns of a new design. The first three ships bore 'animal' names like the Chacals, while the remaining three were given names starting with V, for two battles and a field-marshal. The class saw action in World War II.

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