Large destroyer of the Guepard class
| Navy | The French Navy |
| Type | Large destroyer |
| Class | Guepard |
| Pennant | |
| Built by | At.&Ch de St. Nazaire (St. Nazaire, France) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 5 May, 1927 |
| Launched | 19 May, 1928 |
| Commissioned | 1 Jan, 1930 |
| End service | 27 Nov, 1942 |
| Loss position | |
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| History | Scuttled at Toulon on 27 November 1942 to prevent her capture by the Germans.
Raised by the Italians in 1943 and renamed FR 24.
Scuttled at La Spezia on 9 September 1943.
Raised by the Germans and sunk in Genoa in 1945. |
| Noteable events involving Valmy include: 30 Jan, 1940
On 30 January 1940 U-55 attacked convoy OA-80G south-west of the Isles of Scilly which was escorted by the sloop HMS Fowey (Cdr. H.B. Ellison, RN). Two ships were hit and sunk, The Greek merchant Keramiai (5085 GRT) and the British merchant Vaclite (5026 GRT) sank in position 49º20'N 07º04'W. In the follow up attack HMS Fowey was joined by the Brisih destroyer HMS Whitshed (Cdr. E.R. Conder, RN), the French destroyers Valmy (Cdr. J.L.P. Constantin) and Guépard (Capt. R.E. Gervais de Lafond) and a a British Sunderland aircraft from 228 Sqdn. in the following attacks U-55 was sunk in position 48º37'N, 07º48'W with only a single casualty. (see map) |
