Destroyer of the Bourrasque class
| Navy | The French Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Bourrasque |
| Pennant | |
| Built by | F.&Ch de la Mediterranee (La Seyne, France) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 23 Sep, 1923 |
| Launched | 24 Jan, 1925 |
| Commissioned | 1 Jun, 1928 |
| Lost | 18 Jun, 1940 |
| Loss position | |
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| History | Cyclone (Capt. Yves François Charles Anne Marie Urvoy de Portzamparc) was torpedoed and badly damaged by the German motor torpedo boat S-24 on 30 May 1940.
Scuttled at Brest on 18th June 1940 to prevent her capture by the Germans. |
| Noteable events involving Cyclone include: 30 May, 1940
The French destroyer Cyclone was hit by a torpedo fired by the German motor torpedo boat S-24. She was badly damaged but was able to sail at a speed of 5 knots. The French Commanding Officer asked the Polish destroyer Blyskawica for escort. The Polish destroyer answered and provided the cover requisted. Both ships then met the French destroyer Sirocco that was loaded with soldiers. She passed nearby and dissapeared in the darkness. After one hour Sirocco was torpedoed and sunk by the German motor torpedo boats S-23 and S-26. Blyscawica left Cyclone. She picked up 15 survivors from the Sirocco. Then she returned to Cyclone and acompanied her to Dover. |
