Elan
1940
(Neptun 1480)
- Class: Elan - 15 minesweepers of 1934-37
- Displacement: 630 tons
- Dimensions: 256 (oa) x 28 x 8 ft.
- Machinery: 2 Sulzer diesels, twin screw, B.H.P. 4,000 = 20 knots
- Armament: 1-100mm AA, 4-13.2mm MG (2x2) guns
- Complement:
- Builder: Lorient DY
- Laid down: Aug 1936
- Launched: 27 Jul 1938
- Completed: 1939
- Notes: Captured the German cargo ship Rostock on 10 Feb 1940. Took part in the short Syrian campaign and was later interned in Turkey until 23 Dec 1944.
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