HMS Milne (G14)

	HMS Milne on completion, 1942
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Milne
Builder	Scotts, Greenock
Laid down	24 January 1940
Launched	30 December 1941
Commissioned	6 August 1942
Honours &; awards	Arctic (1943–44); North Africa (1942–43);
Fate	Sold to Turkish Navy on 27 April 1959, renamed Alp Arslan
Turkey
Name	Alp Arslan
Acquired	29 June 1959
Fate	Discarded 1970
General characteristics (as built)
Class & 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	48,000 shp (36,000 kW); 2 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers;
Propulsion	2 × shafts; 2 × geared steam turbines;
Speed	36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph)
Range	5,500 nmi (10,200 km; 6,300 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement	224
Sensors &; processing systems	ASDIC; Type 285 gunnery radar; Type 290 air warning radar;
Armament	3 × twin 4.7 in (120 mm) Mk XI dual-purpose guns; 1 × single QF 4 in (102 mm) Mk V anti-aircraft gun; 1 × quadruple QF 2-pdr (40 mm) Mk VIII AA guns; 2 × single Oerlikon 20 mm (0.8 in) AA guns; 2 × quadruple, 2 × twin 0.5 in (12.7 mm) Vickers Mark III anti-aircraft machineguns; 1 × quadruple 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes; 42 × depth charges, 2 × racks, 2 × throwers;

HMS Milne was a M-class destroyer of the Royal Navy which served during World War II. She was equipped as a flotilla leader.

History
HMS Milne on completion, 1942
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Milne
Builder	Scotts, Greenock
Laid down	24 January 1940
Launched	30 December 1941
Commissioned	6 August 1942
Honours & awards	Arctic (1943–44) North Africa (1942–43)
Fate	Sold to Turkish Navy on 27 April 1959, renamed Alp Arslan
Turkey
Name	Alp Arslan
Acquired	29 June 1959
Fate	Discarded 1970
General characteristics (as built)
Class & 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	48,000 shp (36,000 kW) 2 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers
Propulsion	2 × shafts 2 × geared steam turbines
Speed	36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph)
Range	5,500 nmi (10,200 km; 6,300 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement	224
Sensors & processing systems	ASDIC Type 285 gunnery radar Type 290 air warning radar
Armament	3 × twin 4.7 in (120 mm) Mk XI dual-purpose guns 1 × single QF 4 in (102 mm) Mk V anti-aircraft gun 1 × quadruple QF 2-pdr (40 mm) Mk VIII AA guns 2 × single Oerlikon 20 mm (0.8 in) AA guns 2 × quadruple, 2 × twin 0.5 in (12.7 mm) Vickers Mark III anti-aircraft machineguns 1 × quadruple 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes 42 × depth charges, 2 × racks, 2 × throwers