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Haitian gunboat La Liberté

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La Liberté, possibly under his Earl King name before its acquisition by the Haitian government
History
United States
NameEarl King
Laid down1909
Launched1910
Decommissioned1910
FateAcquired by Haitian Navy in same year.
Haiti
NameLa Liberté
NamesakeLiberty
Acquired1910
Decommissioned1911
HomeportPort-au-Prince
FateDestroyed by explosion
General characteristics
Type
Displacement500 t
Length196 ft (60 m)
Beam26 ft (7.9 m)
Draft13 ft (4.0 m)
Propulsionsteam engine, single screw
Speed12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Armament

La Liberté (trans: Liberty) was a gunboat of the Haitian Navy, which was in service from its acquisition in 1910 until 1911, when it suffered an explosion.

Service history

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The vessel was originally launched as a cargo ship under the name of SS Earl King which was modified into a gunboat in 1911 during the Revolution in Haiti.[1] La Liberté, while in the port of Port-au-Prince, suffered an explosion from which only 23 crew members survived. The ship was declared a total loss.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Record of Current Events". The American Monthly Review of Reviews: 287–290. March 1911.
  2. ^ "Haitian Mutineers: To die Twenty-three survivors of gunboat Liberté". The New York Times. 1911. Retrieved 2 May 2022.