Tancrède (background) and
Dupleix (foreground) at the
Bombardment of Shimonoseki.
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History | |
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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.
Designed by engineer Vésigné, Tancrède was appointed to the Far East division, [1] where she took part in the Shimonoseki Campaign.