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French destroyer Le Malin

Index French destroyer Le Malin

Le Malin ("The malign one") was a large destroyer (contre-torpilleur, "Torpedo-boat destroyer") of the French Navy which served during the Second World War. [1]

30 relations: Adriatic Sea, Ajaccio, Attack on Mers-el-Kébir, École Navale, Battle of Dakar, Battle of Ist, Bofors 40 mm gun, Brest, France, Canon de 138 mm Modèle 1929, Canon de 37 mm Modèle 1925, Casablanca, Destroyer, Dunkirk evacuation, Force de Raid, French aircraft carrier Arromanches (R95), French destroyer L'Indomptable, German cruiser Admiral Graf Spee, Hotchkiss M1929 machine gun, Indochina, Ist (island), Lorient, Naval base, Oerlikon 20 mm cannon, Operation Avalanche, Operation Dragoon, Operation Torch, Scorff, Société Nouvelle des Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée, Torpedo tube, Training ship.

Adriatic Sea

The Adriatic Sea is a body of water separating the Italian Peninsula from the Balkan peninsula.

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Ajaccio

Ajaccio is a French commune, prefecture of the department of Corse-du-Sud, and head office of the Collectivité territoriale de Corse (capital city of Corsica).

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Attack on Mers-el-Kébir

The Attack on Mers-el-Kébir (3 July 1940) also known as the Battle of Mers-el-Kébir, was part of Operation Catapult.

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École Navale

The École Navale is the French naval academy, in charge of the education of the officers of the French Navy.

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Battle of Dakar

The Battle of Dakar, also known as Operation Menace, was an unsuccessful attempt in September 1940 by the Allies to capture the strategic port of Dakar in French West Africa (modern-day Senegal).

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Battle of Ist

The Battle of Ist was a naval engagement in Adriatic Sea, between the islands of Škarda and Molat, off the island of Ist, on 29 February 1944.

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Bofors 40 mm gun

--> The Bofors 40 mm gun, often referred to simply as the Bofors gun, is an anti-aircraft/multi-purpose autocannon designed in the 1930s by the Swedish arms manufacturer AB Bofors.

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Brest, France

Brest is a city in the Finistère département in Brittany.

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Canon de 138 mm Modèle 1929

The Canon de 138 mm Modèle 1929 was a medium-calibre naval gun of the French Navy used during World War II.

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Canon de 37 mm Modèle 1925

The Canon de 37 mm Modèle 1925 was a widely used family of French anti-aircraft guns used by the French Navy during World War II.

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Casablanca

Casablanca (ad-dār al-bayḍāʾ; anfa; local informal name: Kaẓa), located in the central-western part of Morocco bordering the Atlantic Ocean, is the largest city in Morocco.

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Destroyer

In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast, maneuverable long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against smaller powerful short-range attackers.

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Dunkirk evacuation

The Dunkirk evacuation, code-named Operation Dynamo, and also known as the Miracle of Dunkirk, was the evacuation of Allied soldiers during World War II from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk, in the north of France, between 26 May and 4 June 1940.

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Force de Raid

The Force de Raid (Raiding Force) was a French naval squadron formed at Brest during naval mobilization for World War II.

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French aircraft carrier Arromanches (R95)

Arromanches (R95) was an aircraft carrier of the French Navy, which served from 1946 to 1974.

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French destroyer L'Indomptable

L'Indomptable ("The indomitable one") was a ''Le Fantasque''-class large destroyer (contre-torpilleur, "torpedo-boat destroyer") of the French Navy, which served in World War II.

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German cruiser Admiral Graf Spee

Admiral Graf Spee was a "Panzerschiff" (armored ship), nicknamed a "pocket battleship" by the British, which served with the Kriegsmarine of Nazi Germany during World War II.

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Hotchkiss M1929 machine gun

The 13.2 mm Hotchkiss machine gun was a heavy machine gun designed and manufactured by Hotchkiss et Cie from the late 1920s until World War II when it saw service with various nations' forces, including Japan where the gun was built under licence.

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Indochina

Indochina, originally Indo-China, is a geographical term originating in the early nineteenth century and referring to the continental portion of the region now known as Southeast Asia.

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Ist (island)

Ist (Isto) is a small island off the Dalmatian coast of Croatia.

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Lorient

Lorient is a town (French "commune") and seaport in the Morbihan "department" of Brittany in North-Western France.

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Naval base

A naval base, navy base, or military port is a military base, where warships and naval ships are docked when they have no mission at sea or want to restock.

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Oerlikon 20 mm cannon

and --> The Oerlikon 20 mm cannon is a series of autocannons, based on an original German 20 mm Becker design that appeared very early in World War I. It was widely produced by Oerlikon Contraves and others, with various models employed by both Allied and Axis forces during World War II, and many versions still in use today.

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Operation Avalanche

Operation Avalanche was the codename for the Allied landings near the port of Salerno, executed on 9 September 1943, part of the Allied invasion of Italy.

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Operation Dragoon

Operation Dragoon (initially Operation Anvil) was the code name for the Allied invasion of Southern France on 15August 1944.

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Operation Torch

Operation Torch (8–16 November 1942, formerly Operation Gymnast) was a Anglo–American invasion of French North Africa, during the North African Campaign of the Second World War.

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Scorff

The Scorff River flows from central Brittany and enters the Atlantic Ocean on the south coast in Lorient.

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Société Nouvelle des Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée

The Société Nouvelle des Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée (FCM) was a French shipbuilding company.

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Torpedo tube

A torpedo tube is a cylinder shaped device for launching torpedoes.

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Training ship

A training ship is a ship used to train students as sailors.

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French destroyer Le Malin (D612), French destroyer Malin.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_destroyer_Le_Malin

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