French aviso Tancrède (1862)

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Tancrède (background) and Dupleix (foreground) at the Bombardment of Shimonoseki.
History
French Navy EnsignFrance
NameTancrède
BuilderChaigneau et Bichon, Lormont[1]
Laid down1 December 1859[1]
Launched29 May 1861[1]
Commissioned12 March 1862[1]
Decommissioned21 June 1866[1]
General characteristics
Class and typeLynx class aviso
Displacement750 tons
Length56.6 metres
Beam8.6 metres
Draught2.8 metres
Propulsion
  • Sail (1747 m²)
  • 600 shp 2-cylinder steam engine, 1 propeller
Complement74 men
Armament2 guns
ArmourTimber

The Tancrède was a Lynx class aviso of the French Navy.

Career[edit]

Designed by engineer Vésigné, Tancrède was appointed to the Far East division,[1] where she took part in the Shimonoseki Campaign.

Notes[edit]

Citations[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Roche, vol.1, p.430

References[edit]

  • Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671 - 1870. p. 430. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
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