French aviso Trancrède (1862)
 Trancrède (background) and Dupleix (foreground) at the Bombardment of Shimonoseki. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 France | |
| Name: | Trancrède |
| Builder: | Chaigneau et Bichon, Lormont[1] |
| Laid down: | 1 December 1859[1] |
| Launched: | 29 May 1861[1] |
| Commissioned: | 12 March 1862[1] |
| Decommissioned: | 21 June 1866[1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Lynx class aviso |
| Displacement: | 750 tons |
| Length: | 56.6 metres |
| Beam: | 8.6 metres |
| Draught: | 2.8 metres |
| Propulsion: |
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| Complement: | 74 men |
| Armament: | 2 guns |
| Armour: | Timber |
The Trancrède was a Lynx class aviso of the French Navy.
Career
Designed by engineer Vésigné, Trancrède was appointed to the Far East division,[1] where she took part in the Shimonoseki Campaign.
Notes, citations, and references
- Notes
- Citations
- References
- 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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