French destroyer Kersaint

Half-sister Milan at anchor
History
France
Name: Kersaint
Namesake: Guy-François de Coëtnempren, comte de Kersaint
Fate: Scuttled, 27 November 1942
General characteristics
Class & type: Vauquelin-class destroyer
Displacement:
  • 2,441 t (2,402 long tons) (standard)
  • 3,120 t (3,070 long tons) (full load)
Length: 129.3 m (424 ft 2.6 in)
Beam: 11.8 m (38 ft 8.6 in)
Draft: 4.4 m (14 ft 5.2 in)
Installed power:
Propulsion:
Speed: 36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph)
Range: 3,000 nmi (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Crew: 12 officers, 220 crewmen (wartime)
Armament:

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

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