French cruiser Montcalm (1935)

Montcalm in 1943
History
France
Name	Montcalm
Namesake	Louis-Joseph de Montcalm
Builder	Société Nouvelle des Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée (La Seyne-sur-Mer, France)
Laid down	15 November 1933
Launched	26 October 1935
Commissioned	15 November 1937
Decommissioned	1 May 1957
Renamed	Q457 31 December 1969
Fate	Scrapped 1970
General characteristics
Class and type	La Galissonnière-class cruiser
Displacement	7,600 tonnes (7,500 long tons) (standard) 9,120 tonnes (8,980 long tons) (full load)
Length	179 m (587 ft 3 in)
Beam	17.5 m (57 ft 5 in)
Draught	5.35 m (17 ft 7 in)
Installed power	84,000 shp (63,000 kW)
Propulsion	2 x Parsons single reduction geared turbines 4 x Indret boilers
Speed	31 knots (57 km/h; 36 mph)
Range	7,000 nautical miles (13,000 km; 8,100 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) 6,800 nmi (12,600 km; 7,800 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) 5,500 nmi (10,200 km; 6,300 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) 1,650 nmi (3,060 km; 1,900 mi) at 34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph)
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) 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 (4.1 in) Bulkhead ends: 30 mm (1.2 in) Sides: 120 mm (4.7 in) Deck: 38 mm (1.5 in) Turrets: 100 mm (3.9 in) Conning tower: 95 mm (3.7 in)
Aircraft carried	up to 4 GL-832, later 2 Loire 130 flying boats 1 catapult

Montcalm was a French La Galissonnière-class cruiser, named in honour of Louis-Joseph de Montcalm. During World War II, she served with both Vichy France and the Allies. It was commissioned in 1937, decommissioned in 1957, and finally scrapped in 1970.