The French destroyer Albatros was one of six Aigle-class destroyer (contre-torpilleurs) built for the French Navy in the interwar period. [1]

During World War II, on 14 June 1940 she joined a group of French cruisers and destroyers in Operation Vado, a raid to bombard Italian targets at Genoa and Savona; a coastal battery struck her with one 152 mm (6 in) round, which penetrated her fire-room, killing twelve sailors.

After France surrendered to Germany, Albatros served with the naval forces of Vichy France. In November 1942 she was at Casablanca in French Morocco when Allied forces invaded French North Africa in Operation Torch.

Resisting the invasion, she was badly damaged on 8 November 1942 in action against United States Navy forces during the Naval Battle of Casablanca when she came under fire from the heavy cruisers USS Augusta, USS Wichita, and USS Tuscaloosa and then was bombed by aircraft from the escort carrier USS Suwanee. Badly damaged, she was beached to prevent her from sinking. After World War II, she was repaired and returned to service.

[1] Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_destroyer_Albatros accessed 04/13/2021