Second of the Suffern class delivered to the marine nationale. Colbert's service was tied to his sisters. Operating as a patrol and escort for most of her active career. Offensively she accompanied her sister dupliex raiding Genoa in 1940 and was prepared but not permitted to challenge the Operation Torch landings.
Length194 m (636.48 ft) overall/185 m (606.96 ft) between perpendiculars
Beam 19.26 m (63.19 ft)
Draught 6.51 m (21.36 ft) at normal displacement
Propulsion
32 knots (59 km/h) (designed)
Armament:
Initial
8 × 203 mm (8.0 in)/50 guns (4 × 2)
8 × 90 mm (3.5 in)/50 AA guns (8 × 1)
8 × 37 mm (1.5 in) light AA guns (4 × 2)
12 × 13.2 mm (0.52 in) AA machine guns (4 × 3)
6 × 550 mm (22 in) torpedo tubes (2 × 3)
1941 refit[2]
8 × 203 mm (8.0 in)/50 guns (4 × 2)
8 × 90 mm (3.5 in)/50 AA guns (8 × 1)
14 × 37 mm (1.5 in) light AA guns (4 × 2, 6 × 1)
32 × 13.2 mm (0.52 in) AA machine guns (4 × 4, 4 × 3, 2 × 2)
4 × 8 mm (0.31 in) AA machine guns (4 × 1)
6 × 550 mm (22 in) torpedo tubes (2 × 3)
Armour
Belt: 50 mm (2.0 in)
Deck: 25 mm (0.98 in)
Turrets and conning tower: 30 mm (1.2 in)
Magazine box 50 mm (2.0 in) sides with 20 mm (0.79 in) crowns
Aircraft carried
3 GL-810 then Loire-Nieuport 130
Aviation facilities
2 catapults
Points 15 Cruiser 1939 Speed 2
MG 9 9 8 7 SG 4 4 3 AA 6 TT 2 2 1 A4 V9 H3 SA
BATTLESHIP SCREEN: If this unit is in the same sector as a friendly Battleship, this unit rolls one extra attack die when making Antiair attacks this turn. EXCELLENT SPOTTING: During your Surface Attack step, if another friendly Ship makes a Gunnery attack against an enemy Ship, this unit rolls one extra attack die when making Gunnery attacks against that enemy Ship this turn.
LEAD THE ATTACK 1: After both fleets are deployed, this unit can make a speed-1 move before the first turn begins.
Second of the Suffern class delivered to the Marine Nationale. Colbert chiefly operated with her sisters. Operating as a patrol and escort for most of her active career. Offensively she accompanied her sister dupliex raiding Genoa in 1940. After Operation Torch landings of 1942. She prepared too but was not permitted to challenge them. Days later, Colbert was scuttled by her own crew to deny her use by germany