Aigle (ship, 1931)

Aigle

Identical Milan (approx. 1936–37)

Ship data flag  France other ship names 5, 6, X13 Ship type Large Destroyer class Aigle class Shipyard Ateliers et Chantiers de France, Dunkirk Keel laying October 8, 1928 Launch February 19, 1931 Commissioning October 10, 1932 Whereabouts Sunk on November 27, 1942

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 (German: Adler ) was a large destroyer ( French Contre-Torpilleurs) of the Aigle class of the French Navy and a type ship of her class. She was one of the ships that was sunk by her crew on November 27, 1942 when the Vichy fleet sank in the port of Toulon .

Machine system

The drive system of the Aigle 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 consisted of five 13.86 cm L / 40 guns of the 1927 model in individual installation. This cannon could fire a 40.4 kilogram grenade over a maximum distance of 19,000 m. As anti-aircraft armament, the destroyer had four 3.7 cm anti-aircraft guns (L / 60) of the 1925 model in stand-alone installation when it was commissioned. As a torpedo armament, the Aigle had six torpedo tubes in two groups of three for the torpedo 23DT Toulon . For anti-submarine defense, the ship had four depth charges at the stern with a total of 44 depth charges.

Whereabouts

Map of the sunken ships in Toulon in 1942

On November 27, 1942, the Aigle was in the port of Toulon. When German troops approached, the crew sank the ship in the port. The Italians raised the ship. Before it could be put back into service, it was sunk again on November 24, 1943 in an American air raid. The wreck was lifted and demolished after the war.

literature

• Roger Chesneau: Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922-1946 . Conway Maritime Press, Greenwich 1980, ISBN 0-85177-146-7 .
• Vincent P. O'Hara: Struggle for the Middle Sea . Institute Press, New York 2013. ISBN 9781612514086 .
• Mike J. Whitley: Destroyer in World War II. Technology, classes, types . 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

• Information about the Aigle at uboat.net (English).

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.