La Melpomène-class torpedo boat

	Two La Melpomène-class torpedo boats in the New Maas in the Netherlands in 1939.
Class overview
Name	La Melpomène class
Operators	French Navy
Preceded by	Mistral class
Succeeded by	Le Fier class
Completed	12
Lost	6
General characteristics
Type	Destroyer
Displacement	610 tons standard, 834 tons full load
Length	80.7 m (264 ft 9 in) o.a.
Beam	7.96 m (26 ft 1 in)
Draught	3.07 m (10 ft 1 in)
Installed power	2 boilers; 22,000 shp (16,000 kW);
Propulsion	Geared turbines, 2 shafts
Speed	34.5 knots (63.9 km/h; 39.7 mph)
Complement	5/8 officers, 94 men
Armament	2 × 100 mm (3.9 in)/40 caliber guns; 2 × 37 mm (1.5 in) AA guns; 2 × 13.2 mm (0.52 in) machine guns; 2 × 550 mm (21.7 in) torpedo tubes (1 x 2);

The La Melpomène class was a group of 12 French torpedo boats built from 1933 to 1935.

Class overview
Two La Melpomène-class torpedo boats in the New Maas in the Netherlands in 1939.
Name	La Melpomène class
Operators	French Navy
Preceded by	Mistral class
Succeeded by	Le Fier class
Completed	12
Lost	6
General characteristics
Type	Destroyer
Displacement	610 tons standard, 834 tons full load
Length	80.7 m (264 ft 9 in) o.a.
Beam	7.96 m (26 ft 1 in)
Draught	3.07 m (10 ft 1 in)
Installed power	2 boilers 22,000 shp (16,000 kW)
Propulsion	Geared turbines, 2 shafts
Speed	34.5 knots (63.9 km/h; 39.7 mph)
Complement	5/8 officers, 94 men
Armament	2 × 100 mm (3.9 in)/40 caliber guns 2 × 37 mm (1.5 in) AA guns 2 × 13.2 mm (0.52 in) machine guns 2 × 550 mm (21.7 in) torpedo tubes (1 x 2)