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 Lamotte-Picquet at Shanghai in 1939
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| History | |
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| Name | Lamotte-Picquet |
| Namesake | Toussaint-Guillaume Picquet de la Motte |
| Builder | Arsenal de Lorient |
| Laid down | 17 January 1923 |
| Launched | 21 March 1924 |
| Commissioned | 5 March 1927 |
| Out of service | November 1941 |
| Fate | Sunk during the South China Sea raid, 12 January 1945 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Duguay-Trouin-class cruiser |
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| Length | 181.30 m (594 ft 10 in) overall |
| Beam | 17.50 m (57 ft 5 in) |
| Draught | 6.14 m (20 ft 2 in), 6.30 m (20 ft 8 in) full load |
| Propulsion | 4-shaft Parsons single-reduction geared turbines; 8 Guyot boilers; 102,000 shp (76,000 kW) |
| Speed | 33 knots (61 km/h) |
| Range | 3,000 nautical miles (6,000 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h) |
| Complement | 27 officers, 551 sailors |
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Lamotte-Picquet was a French Duguay-Trouin-class light cruiser, launched in 1924, and named in honour of the 18th century admiral count Toussaint-Guillaume Picquet de la Motte.