French ship Kersaint

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At least three ships of the French Navy have been named Kersaint:

French destroyer Kersaint (1931), a Vauquelin-class destroyer launched in 1931 and sunk in 1942
French destroyer Kersaint (D622), a T 47-class destroyer launched in 1953 and expended as a target in 1986
French aviso Kersaint (1897), an aviso designed in 1897

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Kersaint was one of six Vauquelin-class destroyers built for the French Navy during the 1930s. The ship entered service in 1934 and spent most of her career in the Mediterranean. During the Spanish Civil War of 1936–1939, she was one of the ships that helped to enforce the non-intervention agreement. When France declared war on Germany in September 1939, all of the Vauquelins were assigned to the High Sea Forces which was tasked to escort French convoys and support the other commands as needed. Kersaint helped to protect a group of freighters in the Atlantic once, but otherwise remained in the Mediterranean for the duration of the war.

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