HMSMilne(G14)

	HMSMilneon completion, 1942
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMSMilne
Builder	Scotts,Greenock
Laid down	24 January 1940
Launched	30 December 1941
Commissioned	6 August 1942
Honours and; awards	Arctic (1943–44); North Africa (1942–43);
Fate	Sold toTurkish Navyon 27 April 1959, renamedAlp Arslan
Turkey
Name	Alp Arslan
Acquired	27 April 1959
Fate	Discarded 1970
General characteristics (as built)
Class and type	M-class destroyer
Displacement	1,935 long tons (1,966 t) (standard); 2,750 long tons (2,790 t) (deep load);
Length	362 ft 3 in (110.4 m) (o/a)
Beam	37 ft (11.3 m)
Draught	14 ft (4.3 m)
Installed power	48,000shp(36,000 kW); 2 ×Admiralty 3-drum boilers;
Propulsion	2 × shafts; 2 × gearedsteam turbines;
Speed	36knots(67 km/h; 41 mph)
Range	5,500nmi(10,200 km; 6,300 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement	224
Sensors and; processing systems	ASDIC; Type 285gunneryradar; Type 290air warning radar;
Armament	3 × twin4.7 in (120 mm) Mk XIdual-purpose guns; 1 × singleQF 4 in (102 mm) Mk Vanti-aircraft gun; 1 × quadrupleQF 2-pdr (40 mm) Mk VIIIAA guns; 2 × singleOerlikon 20 mm (0.8 in) AA guns; 2 × quadruple, 2 × twin0.5 in (12.7 mm) Vickers Mark IIIanti-aircraft machineguns; 1 × quadruple21 in (533 mm)torpedo tubes; 42 ×depth charges,2 × racks, 2 × throwers;

HMSMilnewas aM-class destroyerof theRoyal Navywhich served duringWorld War II.She was equipped as aflotilla leader.

Description

The M-class destroyers were repeats of the preceding L class.Milne,being the flotilla leader, was slightly larger than her sister ships. She displaced 1,935 long tons (1,966 t) atstandardload and 2,750 long tons (2,790 t) atdeep load.The ships had anoverall lengthof 362 feet 3 inches (110.4 m), abeamof 37 feet (11.3 m) and a deepdraughtof 14 feet (4.3 m). They were powered byParsonsgearedsteam turbines,each driving onepropeller shaft,using steam provided by twoAdmiralty three-drum boilers.The turbines developed a total of 48,000shaft horsepower(36,000 kW) and gave a maximum speed of 36knots(67 km/h; 41 mph). The ships carried a maximum of 567 long tons (576 t) offuel oilthat gave them a range of 5,500nautical miles(10,200 km; 6,300 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph). The ship's complement was 224 officers andratings.^[1]

The ships mounted six4.7-inch (120 mm) Mark XI gunsin twin-gun mounts, twosuperfiringin front of thebridgeand one aft of thesuperstructure.The aft torpedo tubes were replaced by a singleQF 4-inch Mk V anti-aircraft gun.Their light anti-aircraft suite was composed of one quadruple mount for2-pounder "pom-pom" guns,two singleOerlikon 20 mm cannonand two quadruple and two twin mounts for0.5 inch Vickers Mark III anti-aircraft machinegun.Later in the war, single Oerlikons replaced the.50-calibre machineguns and, still later, twin Oerlikon mounts replaced four of the singles. The M-class ships completed with only one above-water quadruple mount for21-inch (533 mm) torpedoes,but the aft mount was later replaced and the 4-inch AA gun removed. The ships were equipped with twodepth chargethrowers, two racks and 42 depth charges.^[1]

Construction and career

Milnewaslaid downon 24 January 1940 byScottsat theirGreenock shipyardand launched 30 December 1941.^[2]Because of bomb damage to the shipyard, she had to be towed toJohn Brown & Companyto be completed on 6 August 1942. During the war she saw service in the Mediterranean and Arctic theatres.

Postwar service

Following the Second World WarMilne,along with three other ships of the same class, was transferred to theTurkishNavy as part of an agreement signed at Ankara on 16 August 1957. They underwent a refit which involved the removal of the after set of torpedo tubes and some secondary armament. They received a new deckhouse andSquid anti-submarineweapons system. On 29 June 1959 they were handed over at Portsmouth.Milnewas renamedAlp Arslan.^[3]

Notes

^^a ^bLenton, p. 169
^Whitley, p. 121
^Lyon & Chumbley, p. 41

References

Colledge, J. J.;Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969].Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy(Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing.ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
English, John (2001).Afridi to Nizam: British Fleet Destroyers 1937–43.Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society.ISBN 0-905617-64-9.
Friedman, Norman(2006).British Destroyers & Frigates: The Second World War and After.Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.ISBN 1-86176-137-6.
Lenton, H. T.(1998).British & Empire Warships of the Second World War.Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.ISBN 1-55750-048-7.
Lyon, Hugh & Chumbley, Stephen (1995). "Turkey". In Chumbley, Stephen (ed.).Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995.Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.ISBN 1-55750-132-7.
March, Edgar J. (1966).British Destroyers: A History of Development, 1892–1953; Drawn by Admiralty Permission From Official Records & Returns, Ships' Covers & Building Plans.London: Seeley Service.OCLC 164893555.
Rohwer, Jürgen(2005).Chronology of the War at Sea 1939–1945: The Naval History of World War Two(Third Revised ed.). Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.ISBN 1-59114-119-2.
Whitley, M. J.(1988).Destroyers of World War 2: An International Encyclopedia.Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.ISBN 0-87021-326-1.

External links

[l9-1] Lenton, p. 169

[2] Whitley, p. 121

[3] Lyon & Chumbley, p. 41

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