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French frigate Sénégalais

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Starboard view of Free French Destroyer Escort Senegalais (T-22).
Starboard view of Free French Destroyer Escort Sénégalais (T-22).
History
United States
NameUSS Corbesier
NamesakeAntoine Joseph Corbesier
BuilderDravo Corporation, Wilmington, Delaware
Laid down24 April 1943
Launched11 November 1943
FateTransferred to Free France, 2 January 1944
Stricken14 May 1952
History
Free France
NameSénégalais (T-22)
NamesakeSenegal
Acquired2 January 1944
History
France
NameSénégalais (F-02)
Acquired14 October 1946
RenamedYser, for Yser, August 1962
Reclassifiedfrigate Sénégalais (F-702) 1952[1]
StrickenMay 1965
Fate1965 sold for scrap to Walter Ritscher, Hamburg
General characteristics [2]
Class and typeCannon-class destroyer escort
Displacement
  • 1,240 long tons (1,260 t) standard
  • 1,620 long tons (1,646 t) full
Length
  • 306 ft (93 m) o/a
  • 300 ft (91 m) w/l
Beam36 ft 10 in (11.23 m)
Draft8 ft 9 in (2.67 m)
Propulsion4 × GM Mod. 16-278A diesel engines with electric drive, 6,000 shp (4,474 kW), 2 screws
Speed21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Range10,800 nmi (20,000 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement15 officers and 201 enlisted
Armament

Yser, originally named Sénégalais, was a frigate in the Free French Naval Forces during World War II and the French Navy post-war. The ship was originally built as USS Corbesier (DE-106), an American Cannon-class destroyer escort named for Antoine Joseph Corbesier, for more than 40 years he was the beloved swordmaster of the U.S. Naval Academy Midshipmen. The name Corbesier (DE-106) was cancelled 24 September 1943 so it could be used for USS Corbesier (DE-438).[2]

History

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During World War II, Corbesier was transferred to the Free French Naval Forces under lend lease on 2 January 1944, and renamed Sénégalais. Ownership of the vessel was transferred to France on 21 April 1952 under the Mutual Defense Assistance Program. She was renamed Yser about that same time.

World War II

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In the night on 2/3 May 1944, U-371 was spotted recharging her batteries on the surface off Djidjelli on the Algerian coast. The area was swamped with six escorts from the convoy GUS-38 and three aircraft squadrons. At 01.18 hours on 3 May, the U-boat managed to damage Menges with a Gnat in the stern. The other vessels hunted the U-boat until the early morning of 4 May when Fenksi had to surface his boat and save his crew, but at 04.04 hours he still fought back and also damaged the FFL Sénégalais (T 22) with a Gnat before scuttling the U-boat.[1]

First Indochina War

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Sénégalais was sent to the far east in October 1945 and later participated in the First Indochina War.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "FFL Sénégalais (T 22)". uboat.net. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Corbesier (DE-106) Senegalais (F-02)". Navsource.org. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  3. ^ "SÉNÉGALAIS - destroyer d'escorte - Classe "CANNON"". Alamer.fr. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
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