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.

Jauréguiberry was commissioned into the Marine Nationale on 15 July 1958 with the identification number D 637.

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 the beginning of 1977, a few months before being decommissioned, she was used for the film "Le Crabe-Tambour" by Pierre Schoendoerffer.

It was then used as a target ship for testing an ARMAT anti-radar missile on 16 June 1982.