title: French destroyer Jauréguiberry (D637)
text: # French destroyer Jauréguiberry (D637)
  
  The fleet escort Jauréguiberry was a French destroyer of the T 53 class, designed for anti-air and (to a lesser extent) anti-submarine roles. She was the second French Navy vessel to bear the name.
  
  Laid down in September 1954, the vessel was launched on 5 November 1955. Jauréguiberry was commissioned into the Marine Nationale on 15 July 1958 with the identification number D 637.
  
  ## Service history
  
  In 1966 and 1968, she was involved in two nuclear tests with "Force Alfa", and a third one in 1970 with the cruiser De Grasse, in the Pacific Ocean. In 1974, she achieved a long mission with the frigate Duquesne.
  
  In the beginning of 1977, a few months before being decommissioned, she was used for the film "Le Crabe-Tambour" by Pierre Schoendoerffer. The ship was decommissioned 16 September 1977, its hull receiving No. Q580. It was then used as a target ship for testing an ARMAT anti-radar missile on 16 June 1982.
  
  It was sunk on 30 May 1986 as a target during tests to test the Exocet MM40 missile.
  
  ## Sources and references
  
  * (in French) Escorteur d'Escadre Jauréguiberry, netmarine.net
  