Aigle class

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Aigle class
Milan (1936-37)
Milan (1936-37)
Ship data
country FranceFrance (national flag of the sea) France
Ship type Large Destroyer
Construction period 1930 to 1934
Launch of the type ship February 19, 1931
Units built 6th
period of service 1932 to 1959
Ship dimensions and crew
length
128.5 m ( Lüa )
width 11.8 m
Draft Max. 4.4 m
displacement Standard : 2,441 ts
maximum: 3,140 ts
 
crew 217-227 men
Machine system
machine 4 × Penhoët boiler,
2 × Parsons turbine
Machine
performance 		64,000 PS (47,072 kW)
Top
speed 		36 kn (67 km / h)
propeller 2
Armament
  • 5 × Sk 13.86 cm L / 40 model 1923 (5 × 1)
  • 4 × Flak 3.7 cm L / 60 model 1925 (4 × 1)
  • 6 × torpedo tube ⌀ 55.0 cm (2 × 3)
  • 44 depth charges ,
    4 launchers, 2 dropping racks

The Aigle class was a class of six large destroyers ( French Contre-Torpilleurs) of the French Navy ( French Marine nationale française) in World War II . It was the successor to the Guépard class and predecessor to the Vauquelin class . Five ships of the class were lost during World War II.

Machine system

The drive system of the Aigle class consisted of four Penhoët boilers and two Parsons turbines . These drove the two screws via two drive shafts. The machines performed 64,000 WPS . This enabled a top speed of 36 kn (about 67 km / h) to be achieved.

Armament

The main artillery of the Aigle class consisted of five 13.86 cm L / 40 guns of the 1927 model in single installation. This cannon could fire a 40.4 kilogram grenade over a maximum distance of 19,000 m. As anti-aircraft armament, the Aigle- class had four 3.7 cm L / 60 anti-aircraft guns of the 1925 model when it was commissioned. As torpedo armament, the destroyers had six torpedo tubes in two groups of three for the torpedo 23DT Toulon . For submarine defense possessed Aigle -Klass four water bombers at the tail with a total of 44 depth charges.

units

Surname Shipyard Keel laying Launch Commissioning Whereabouts
Aigle class
Aigle (German: Adler ) Ateliers et Chantiers de France, Dunkirk October 8, 1928 February 19, 1931 October 10, 1932 Self-sunk on November 27, 1942 in Toulon, lifted from Italy on July 10, 1943, sunk again by air raid on November 24, 1944, the wreck was cannibalized and demolished.
Vautour (German: Sperber ) Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée , La Seyne-sur-Mer January 30, 1929 August 26, 1930 May 2, 1932 Self-sunk in Toulon on November 27, 1942, lifted from Italy on January 17, 1944, sunk again by air raid on February 4, 1944, the wreck was demolished.
Albatros (German: Albatros ) Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire, Nantes February 21, 1929 June 27, 1930 December 25, 1931 Stranded near Casablanca on November 8, 1942, badly damaged, recovered after the war, repaired and put back into service. Decommissioned and canceled on September 9, 1959.
Gerfaut (German: Gerfalke ) Ateliers et Chantiers de Bretagne, Nantes May 13, 1929 June 14, 1930 January 30, 1932 Sunk in Toulon on November 27, 1942, lifted from Italy on June 7, 1943, sunk again by air raid on March 7, 1944, the wreck was demolished.
Milan (German: Milan ) Arsenal de Lorient, Lorient December 1, 1930 October 13, 1931 April 20, 1934 During the naval battle of Casablanca on November 8, 1942, the Milan was attacked by the destroyer Wilkes and badly damaged. The Milan ran aground on the beach and was written off as a total loss.
Épervier (German: European Sparrowhawk ) August 18, 1930 August 14, 1931 April 1, 1934 On November 9, 1942, the Épervier was attacked by the light cruiser Aurora near Oran and badly damaged. The Épervier ran aground and was written off as a total loss.

literature

  • Roger Chesneau: Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922-1946 . Conway Maritime Press, 2010, ISBN 0-85177-146-7 .
  • Mike J. Whitley: Destroyer in World War II . Motorbuchverlag, Stuttgart 1991, ISBN 3-613-01426-2 .
  • John Jordan, Jean Moulin: French Destroyers: Torpilleurs d'Escadre & Contre-Torpilleurs 1922–1956 . Seaforth Publishing, Barnsley ISBN 978-1-84832-198-4 .

Web links

Commons : Aigle class  - collection of images, videos, and audio files

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 138.6 mm / 40 (5.46 ") Model 1927 gun data from navweaps.com. Accessed October 22, 2019. (English)
  2. ↑ 23 DT, Toulon torpedo data on navweaps.com. Retrieved October 22, 2019.