French aviso Tancrède (1862)

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

Tancrède (background) and Dupleix (foreground) at the Bombardment of Shimonoseki.
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:
  • Sail (1747 m²)
  • 600 shp 2-cylinder steam engine, 1 propeller
Complement: 74 men
Armament: 2 guns
Armour: Timber

Career

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

Notes, citations, and references
Notes
    Citations
    1. Roche, vol.1, p.430
    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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