French aviso Latouche-Tréville
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 The steam 2nd-class aviso Renard, similar to Latouche-Tréville | |
| Career (France) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Latouche-Tréville |
| Namesake: | Louis-René Levassor de Latouche Tréville |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Steamer aviso |
| Displacement: | 695 tonnes (684 long tons) |
| Length: | 53 metres |
| Beam: | 8.32 metres |
| Draught: | 3.76 metres |
| Propulsion: | steam engine, 150 hp (110 kW) |
| Complement: | 65 men in 1860, 88 from 1879 |
| Armament: | Later four 12-pounders and 14-pounders |
The Latouche-Tréville was a wodden streamer aviso of the French Navy.
Career
After her commissioning, Latouche-Tréville sailed to Tahiti, where she was part of the French naval station of the Pacific Ocean. She returned to Brest on the 27 January 1868 to be decommissioned on 23 February 1867.
She was recommissioned on the 4 October 1868, and served off Terre-Neuve until 15 October 1870, when she was again decommissioned.
On 15 April 1873, she began her third commission for service in the South Atlantic. In September 1881, she took part in operations off Tunisia.
Fate
Latouche-Tréville was eventually struck on 1 April 1886.
References
- Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours, Tome II, 1870–2006, LV Jean-Michel Roche, Imp. Rezotel-Maury Millau, 2005
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