French aviso Tancrède (1862)
 Tancrède (background) and Dupleix (foreground) at the Bombardment of Shimonoseki.
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| History | |
|---|---|
 France | |
| Name | Tancrède |
| 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 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]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.