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Milan at anchor
History
French destroyer MilanFrance
NameMilan
BuilderArsenal de Lorient
Launched13 October 1931
Completed20 April 1934
FateRun aground after being struck by USS Massachusetts (BB-59) on 8 November 1942. Wreck scrapped post-war.
General characteristics
Class and typeAigle-class destroyer
Displacement2,441 t (2,402 long tons) (standard)
Length128.5 m (421 ft 7 in)
Beam11.8 m (38 ft 9 in)
Draught4.4 m (14 ft 5 in)
Installed power
  • 4 du Temple boilers
  • 64,000 PS (47,000 kW; 63,000 shp)
Propulsion2 shafts; 2 geared steam turbines
Speed36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph)
Range3,650 nmi (6,760 km; 4,200 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Crew10 officers, 217 crewmen (wartime)
Armament
  • 5 × single 138.6 mm (5.5 in) guns
  • 4 × single 37 mm (1.5 in) AA guns
  • 2 × triple 550 mm (21.7 in) torpedo tubes
  • 2 chutes, 4 throwers for 44 depth charges

The French destroyer Milan was one of six Aigle-class destroyer (contre-torpilleurs) built for the French Navy during the 1930s.

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