French cruiser Milan
Late-19th-century unprotected cruiser in the French Navy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Milan was a late-19th-century unprotected cruiser in the French Navy. At the time of her completion, Milan was considered by several publications to be the fastest warship in the world. The warship was the last unprotected cruiser in French naval service, and Milan's design influenced the construction of later protected cruisers.
For other ships with the same name, see French ship Milan.
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Milan, in Algiers probably in 1889[lower-alpha 1] | |
Class overview | |
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Preceded by | Dubourdieu |
Succeeded by | None |
History | |
France | |
Name | Milan |
Ordered | 1881 |
Builder | Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire |
Laid down | 21 March 1882 |
Launched | 25 May 1884 |
Commissioned | February 1885 |
Decommissioned | 1 June 1907 |
Stricken | 8 April 1908 |
Fate | Broken up, 1911 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Unprotected cruiser |
Displacement | 1,705 long tons (1,732 t) |
Length | 92.05 m (302 ft) loa |
Beam | 10 m (32 ft 10 in) |
Draft | 4.75 m (15 ft 7 in) |
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Propulsion | |
Sail plan | Fore-and-aft rig |
Speed | 18.4 knots (34.1 km/h; 21.2 mph) |
Range | 5,000 nmi (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
Complement | 150 |
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