French cruiser Georges Leygues

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History
France
Name	Georges Leygues
Namesake	Georges Leygues
Builder	At.& Ch de St. Nazaire-Penhoet (St. Nazaire, France)
Laid down	21 September 1933
Launched	24 March 1936
Commissioned	15 November 1937
Decommissioned	1 May 1957
Nickname(s)	(in English) "George's Legs"
Fate	Sold for scrap in November 1959
General characteristics
Class and type	La Galissonnière-class cruiser
Displacement	7,600 tons (standard) 9120 tons (full load)
Length	179 m (587 ft)
Beam	17.5 m (57 ft)
Draught	5.35 m (17.6 ft)
Propulsion	2-shaft Parsons single reduction geared turbines 4 Indret boilers 84,000 shp (63,000 kW)
Speed	31 knots (57 km/h)
Range	7,000 nautical miles (13,000 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h) 6,800 nautical miles (12,600 km) at 14 knots (26 km/h) 5,500 nautical miles (10,200 km) at 18 knots (33 km/h) 1,650 nautical miles (3,060 km) at 34 knots (63 km/h)
Complement	540
Armament	Initial[1] 9 × 152 mm (6.0 in)/55 guns (3 × 3) 8 × 90 mm (3.5 in) AA (4 × 2) 8 × 37 mm (1.5 in) light AA (4 × 2) 12 × 13.2 mm (0.52 in) light AA (4 × 3) 4 × 550 mm (22 in) torpedo tubes (2 × 2) Vichy refit (1941)[1] 9 × 152 mm (6.0 in)/55 guns (3 × 3) 8 × 90 mm (3.5 in) AA (4 × 2) 9 × 37 mm (1.5 in) light AA (4 × 2, 1 × 1) 2 × 25 mm (0.98 in) light AA (1 × 2) 16 × 13.2 mm (0.52 in) light AA (4 × 3, 2 × 2) 4 × 550 mm (22 in) torpedo tubes (2 × 2) Allies refit (1943)[1] 9 × 152 mm (6.0 in)/55 guns (3 × 3) 8 × 90 mm (3.5 in)) AA (4 × 2) 24 × 40 mm (1.6 in) AA (4 × 6) 16 × 20 mm (0.79 in) light AA (1 × 16) 4 × 550 mm (22 in) torpedo tubes (2 × 2)
Armour	Main belt: 105 mm End bulkheads: 30 mm Sides: 120 mm (4.7 in) Deck: 38 mm (1.5 in) Turrets: 100 mm (3.9 in) Tower: 95 mm (3.7 in)
Aircraft carried	up to 4 GL-832, later 2 Loire 130 flying boats
Aviation facilities	1 catapult

Georges Leygues was a French light cruiser of the La Galissonnière class. During World War II, she served with both Vichy France and Allies. She was named for the prominent 19th and 20th-century French politician Georges Leygues.