A French Destroyer at Dunkirk

A French Destroyer at Dunkirk

The original wartime caption says this is a French destroyer packed with troops being evacuated from Dunkirk. It is probably one of the smaller types defined as torpedo boats by the French, and looks similar to the La Melpomène class.

 The War at Sea, 1939-1945, Volume I: The Defensive, S. W. Roskill. This first volume in the British official history of the war at sea covers the period from the outbreak of the war through to the first British disasters in the Pacific in December 1941. Amongst other topics it covers the Norwegian campaign, the evacuation from Dunkirk and the first two years of the Battle of the Atlantic. The text is meticulously researched, and is rooted in a detailed study of wartime records, both British and German. [see more]
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How to cite this article: Rickard, J (23 February 2008), A French Destroyer at Dunkirk , http://www.historyofwar.org/Pictures/pictures_dunkirk_french_destroyers.html

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