Post by oscsusnret on Sept 12, 2018 1:53:26 GMT
The French ship Le Malin of the a Le Fantasque class DD needs a new card to reflect the following:
In November 1942, after being damaged in Operation Torch, Le Malin rejoined the Allied forces. In March 1943 she received a massive refit at Boston. She received: two radars; ASDIC; and her 37 and 13.2 millimeter (mm) armament was replaced by 40 and 20 mm guns. After this refit, Le Malin was reclassified as a light cruiser to match allied standards. She was sent to Mediterranean, operating in the landings of Salerno on September 9, 1943. On the nights of October 13 and 14, Le Malin landed more than 250 commandos at Ajaccio.
In 1944 Spring, with her sister ships Le Fantasque and Le Terrible, Le Malin formed the 10th Light Cruiser Division in the Adriatic, attacking German convoys at night including defeating a German convoy just off Ist island in February 1944. In August, she took part in Operation Dragoon, the allied invasion of southern France and in December she collided with Le Terrible and was under repair until 1945, receiving the bow from her scuttled sister L'Indomptable
From 1951 to 1952, Le Malin served at Indochina as an escort ship of aircraft carrier Arromanches. Placed in reserve on July 31, 1952, Le Malin was converted to teaching and training ship in 1952. Assigned from August 1952 to October 1956 as an annex ship to the French Naval academy for the Training of Officer cadets of the Navy. She then served as a pontoon in the military harbour of Brest.
She was scrapped in February 1964.
Needs a SA to reflect her Radar upgrades received in the Boston Naval Shipyard.
In November 1942, after being damaged in Operation Torch, Le Malin rejoined the Allied forces. In March 1943 she received a massive refit at Boston. She received: two radars; ASDIC; and her 37 and 13.2 millimeter (mm) armament was replaced by 40 and 20 mm guns. After this refit, Le Malin was reclassified as a light cruiser to match allied standards. She was sent to Mediterranean, operating in the landings of Salerno on September 9, 1943. On the nights of October 13 and 14, Le Malin landed more than 250 commandos at Ajaccio.
In 1944 Spring, with her sister ships Le Fantasque and Le Terrible, Le Malin formed the 10th Light Cruiser Division in the Adriatic, attacking German convoys at night including defeating a German convoy just off Ist island in February 1944. In August, she took part in Operation Dragoon, the allied invasion of southern France and in December she collided with Le Terrible and was under repair until 1945, receiving the bow from her scuttled sister L'Indomptable
From 1951 to 1952, Le Malin served at Indochina as an escort ship of aircraft carrier Arromanches. Placed in reserve on July 31, 1952, Le Malin was converted to teaching and training ship in 1952. Assigned from August 1952 to October 1956 as an annex ship to the French Naval academy for the Training of Officer cadets of the Navy. She then served as a pontoon in the military harbour of Brest.
She was scrapped in February 1964.
Needs a SA to reflect her Radar upgrades received in the Boston Naval Shipyard.
