French aviso Amiral Charner
Amiral Charner was a Bougainville-class aviso of the French Navy launched 7 October 1932. The ship was designed to operate from French colonies in Asia and Africa. On the night between 16 and 17 January 1941, she participated in the Battle of Koh Chang.[1] She was scuttled in the Mỹ Tho River, Vietnam 10 March 1945.[2]
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| Name: | Amiral Charner |
| Namesake: | Admiral Léonard Charner |
| Launched: | 7 October 1932 |
| Fate: | Scuttled 10 March 1945 |
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| Type: | Bougainville-class aviso |
| Displacement: | 1,970 tonnes |
| Length: | 103.7 m (340 ft) |
| Beam: | 12.7 m (42 ft) |
| Draft: | 4.5 m (15 ft) |
| Propulsion: | 2 Diesel engines 3,200 |
| Speed: | 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) |
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References
- "La bataille de Koh Chang (janvier 1941)" (in French). NetMarine.net. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
- Labayle Couhat, Jean. French Warships of World War II . ISBN 0-7110-0153-7. OCLC 1145256109.
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