French destroyer Vautour

Half-sister Milan at anchor
History
France
NameVautour
NamesakeVulture
BuilderForges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée, La Seyne
Launched26 August 1930
Completed2 May 1932
Fate
  • Scuttled, 27 November 1942
  • Refloated
  • Sunk, 4 February 1944
General characteristics
Class & typeAigle-class destroyer
Displacement2,441 long tons (2,480 t) (standard)
Length128.5 m (421 ft 7 in)
Beam11.8 m (38 ft 9 in)
Draught4.97 m (16 ft 4 in)
Installed power
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

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