MOGADOR FRANCUSKI WIELKI NISZCZYCIEL Z II WOJNY ŚWIATOWEJ

Mogador was a French destroyer of the Second World War. The keel for this unit was laid in 1934, the launch took place in June 1937, and the entry into service in the French Marine Nationale took place in April 1939. The total length of the ship at the time of launching was 137.5 m, width 12.57 m, and her full displacement was about 4,100 tons, and her maximum speed was 39 knots. The on-board armament of the unit at the time of launching included: 8 138 mm guns, two 37 mm guns and 10 550 mm torpedo tubes. Mogador was the leading unit of the destroyer class of the same name. The Mogador-class ships were designed and built as the so-called great destroyers - an intermediate type between destroyers and light cruisers. It was assumed that their main task would be to recognize and fight against potential enemy destroyers and torpedo boats. They put great emphasis on the highest possible speed and powerful - for this class of units - artillery weapons. Mogador-class ships were seen as one of the most powerful and fastest destroyers in the world at the outbreak of World War II. Mogador, once commissioned into service, was assigned to the 6th Destroyer Squadron, which was stationed in Brest. After the outbreak of World War II, the destroyer performed mainly patrol tasks and protected convoys. After the fall of France in the summer of 1940, the unit was stationed at the base in Mers el-Kebir on the Mediterranean Sea, and in July of the same year (during Operation Catapult) it was seriously damaged by British ships. After the overhauls in Oran, the destroyer Mogador was towed to Toulon where it underwent further repairs. In November 1942, the vessel was sunk by its own crew in the port of Toulon. After World War II, its wreckage was lifted overnight and scrapped.