Moreover, the French didn't have guns that were more powerful than the 340mm guns, which were to be mounted on the Bretagne-class battleships that were at their final stages of construction, and the design of a new gun weapon system would be too expensive timewise. However, plans to make new ships of the Normandie class more powerful than their predecessors were hindered by production constraints, as at that time French shipyards were not big enough to allow for any significant increase in the size of warships. In 1912, a decision was finally reached to proceed with building the third series of battleships for the French Navy. "Ships" Collection - RewardĬompleting this sub-collection provides the following rewards: The last combat operation in which the large destroyer participated was a raid on Genoa, where it had to fend off the attacks of Italian torpedo boats. Besides that, Aigle was regularly deployed to escort convoys with troops, heading from the North African ports to Marseille. In March and April 1940, Aigle provided cover and later escorted the ships of Force "X" back. In November 1939, it escorted Force "Z" ships (the battleship Lorraine and two cruisers of the La Galissonnière-class) until they reached the Atlantic. But unlike leaders, the French ships were designed to drive off opposing destroyers rather than lead destroyer flotillas.ĭuring World War II, Aigle was engaged in operations to transport gold bars several times. Other countries relied on flotilla leaders instead. The large destroyer ( contre-torpilleur) type of warship, which combined the characteristics of destroyers and cruisers, was used only by France. The large destroyer Aigle, which was built at the dockyard in Dunkirk, joined the Naval Forces in 1932.
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