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Aigle

Aigle

Scuttled

French Navy

TypeDestroyer
ClassAigle
WarSecond World War
Main guns5 × single 138.6 mm (5.5 in) guns

Scuttled at Toulon on 27 November 1942, with the rest of the fleet there, as the Germans came to seize it.

Dunkerque:Launch of destroyer Aigle Photo: Agence de presse Meurisse, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

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 36 depth charges
BuilderAteliers et Chantiers de France, Dunkirk
Launched19 February 1931
Displacement2,441 long tons (2,480 t) (standard)
Length128.5 m (421 ft 7 in)
Speed36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph)

As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.

Career

She isn't listed in any of the fleet actions covered here.

Launched

19 February 1931

Fate

Scuttled

Scuttled, 27 November 1942