French cruiser Tourville (1926)

Tourville was a French heavy cruiser that served during World War II. At the outbreak of the war, Tourville was part of the Force X, under Vice Admiral Godfroy.

Design and description
The design of the Duquesne class was derived from an enlarged version of the light cruiser armed with 203 mm guns. The ships had an overall length of 191 m, a beam of 19 m, and a draft of 6.45 m. They displaced 10000 LT at standard load and 12435 t at deep load. Their crew normally consisted of 605 men and increased by 32 when serving as flagships.