''Tunisien'' (T23, F706), was a in service with the
Free French Naval Forces
The Free French Naval Forces (, or FNFL) were the naval arm of the Free French Forces during the Second World War. They were commanded by Admiral Émile Muselier.
History
In the wake of the Armistice and the Appeal of 18 June, Charles de Ga ...
and the
French Navy
The French Navy (, , ), informally (, ), is the Navy, maritime arm of the French Armed Forces and one of the four military service branches of History of France, France. It is among the largest and most powerful List of navies, naval forces i ...
from 1944 to 1964. She was scrapped in 1964.
History
World War II
The ship was originally built as USS ''Crosley'' (DE-108), an American named for Rear Admiral Walter Selywn Crosley. ''Crosley'' was transferred to the
Free French Naval Forces
The Free French Naval Forces (, or FNFL) were the naval arm of the Free French Forces during the Second World War. They were commanded by Admiral Émile Muselier.
History
In the wake of the Armistice and the Appeal of 18 June, Charles de Ga ...
under
lend lease
Lend-Lease, formally the Lend-Lease Act and introduced as An Act to Promote the Defense of the United States (), on 12 February 1944, and renamed ''Tunisien'' (T23).
''Tunisien'' participated in
Operation Anvil-Dragoon on 15 August 1944.
Ownership of the vessel was transferred to France on 21 April 1952 under the
Mutual Defense Assistance Program
The Mutual Defense Assistance Act was a United States Act of Congress signed by President Harry S. Truman on October 6, 1949. For U.S. foreign policy, it was the first U.S. military Aid, foreign aid legislation of the Cold War, Cold War era, and ...
.
Algerian War
''Tunisien'' participated in the
Algerian War
The Algerian War (also known as the Algerian Revolution or the Algerian War of Independence) ''; '' (and sometimes in Algeria as the ''War of 1 November'') was an armed conflict between France and the Algerian National Liberation Front (Algeri ...
in 1956.
She was decommissioned and returned to the U.S. Navy in 1964 and scrapped.
See also
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List of escorteurs of the French Navy
The ''escorteurs'' of the French Navy were light naval warships used for convoy protection during and after the Second World War.
The earliest ''escorteurs'' in the French Navy were purchased from the British Royal Navy and the United States Navy ...
References
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External links
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Cannon-class destroyer escorts of the United States Navy
Ships built in Wilmington, Delaware
1943 ships
Cannon-class destroyer escorts of the Free French Naval Forces
World War II frigates of France
Cold War frigates of France
Cannon-class destroyer escorts of the French Navy
Ships built by Dravo Corporation
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