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Rigault de Genouilly

Colonial sloop of the Bougainville class

NavyThe French Navy
TypeColonial sloop
ClassBougainville 
Pennant 
Built byF.&Ch de la Gironde (Bordeaux, France) 
Ordered 
Laid down 
Launched18 Sep, 1932 
Commissioned 
Lost4 Jul, 1940 
Loss position
 
HistoryRigault de Genouilly (Cdr. L.G.E. Frossard) was torpedoed and sunk 6 nautical miles north of Matifou, Algeria by the British submarine HMS Pandora

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