''Élan'' was the lead ship of the French minesweeping sloops (''Avisos dragueur de mines''). 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.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Elan 1938 ships Ships built in France Elan-class minesweeping sloops