D′Iberville was a French Navy Bougainville-class aviso, designed to operate from French colonies in Asia and Africa. She was launched on 23 September 1934.
Model of D'Entrecasteaux at Musée de la Marine de Paris
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Name | D'Iberville |
Namesake | Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville |
Builder | At. & Ch. Maritime Sud-Ouest, Bordeaux |
Launched | 23 September 1934 |
Fate | scuttled at Toulon, 27 November 1942 |
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Type | Bougainville-class aviso |
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Length | 103.7 m (340 ft 3 in) (o/a) |
Beam | 12.7 m (41 ft 8 in) |
Draught | 4.15 m (13 ft 7 in) |
Installed power | 2,100 PS (1,500 kW; 2,100 bhp) |
Propulsion | 2 shafts; 2 diesel engines |
Speed | 15.5 knots (28.7 km/h; 17.8 mph) |
Range | 9,000 nmi (17,000 km; 10,000 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
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Aircraft carried | 1 × Gourdou-Leseurre GL-832 HY floatplane |
After France surrendered to Germany in June 1940 during World War II, D′Iberville served with the navy of Vichy France. She was scuttled with other ships of the French fleet at Toulon, France, on 27 November 1942.