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French sloop Élan
Élan
was the
lead ship
of the
French
minesweeping
sloops
. She was built by the
Lorient
shipyard
and
launched
on 27
July 1938
. She was
interned
in
Turkey
in
June 1941
and
released
to the
Free French Naval Forces
in
December 1944
.
She remained in
French Navy
service
after the war
, was
decommissioned
on
26 March
1958
and
scrapped
.