French destroyer Gerfaut explained

Gerfaut was one of six s (contre-torpilleurs) built for the French Navy in the interwar period.

After France surrendered to Germany in June 1940 during World War II, Gerfaut served with the navy of Vichy France. She was among the ships of the French fleet scuttled at Toulon, France, on 27 November 1942.

References

• Book: Jordan, John. Conway. London. 2013. Warship 2013. 978-1-84486-205-4. Toulon: The Self-Destruction and Salvage of the French Fleet. Cernuschi. Enrico. O'Hara. Vincent P.. amp. 134–148.
• Book: Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. Chesneau. Roger. Conway Maritime Press. Greenwich, UK. 1980. 0-85177-146-7.
• Book: Jordan. John. Moulin. Jean. French Destroyers: Torpilleurs d'Escadre & Contre-Torpilleurs 1922–1956. 2015. Seaforth Publishing. Barnsley, UK. 978-1-84832-198-4 . amp.
• Book: Rohwer, Jürgen. Jürgen Rohwer

. Chronology of the War at Sea 1939–1945: The Naval History of World War Two. Naval Institute Press. Annapolis, Maryland. 2005. Third Revised. 1-59114-119-2. Jürgen Rohwer.

• Book: Whitley, M. J.. Michael J. Whitley

. Destroyers of World War Two: An International Encyclopedia. Naval Institute Press. 1988. 0-87021-326-1. Annapolis, Maryland. Michael J. Whitley.