French ship Milan

A number of ships of the French Navy have been named Milan, for the Kite:

• French cutter Milan (1771–1784), a Lévrier-class cutter^[1]
• French brig Milan (1807) (1807–1809), a 16-gun brig, captured by the British and brought into Royal Navy service as HMS Achates^[1]
• French aviso Milan (1849–1865), a steam aviso^[1]
• French cruiser Milan, an unprotected cruiser launched in 1884 and struck in 1908.
• French destroyer Milan, an Aigle-class destroyer launched in 1931 and lost in 1942.