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French gunboat Le Brethon (1864)

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History
French Navy EnsignFrance
NameLe Brethon
NamesakeLieutenant Albert Édouard Le Brethon de Caligny
Ordered2 September 1862[1]
BuilderNingbo[1]
Laid down20 July 1863[1]
Launched17 September 1864[1]
Stricken19 April 1869[1]
FateStruck and sold for scrap on 19 April 1869[1]
General characteristics
Class and typeKenney-class gunboat
Displacement268 tonnes
Length35.4 metres
Beam6.7 metres
Draught2 metres
Propulsion
  • Sail
  • 360 shp steam engine
Armament
  • 1 × 16-pounder gun
  • 2 × 12-pounder gun
ArmourTimber

The Le Brethon was Kenney-class gunboat of the French Navy. She served in the Far East, notably during the French campaign against Korea of 1866.

Career

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Started as Aigrette upon plans by engineer Verny, using a steam engine cannibalised from Salve, the ship was renamed Le Brethon on 25 September 1863, after Lieutenant Albert Édouard Le Brethon de Caligny.

Le Brethon was commissioned in Shanghai on 9 November 1864 and appointed to the Cochinchina Division. Decommissioned on 1 June 1865, she was reactivated on 1 March 1866 and took part in the French campaign against Korea under Huché de Cintré.

Citations

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Roche, vol.1, p.85

References

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  • Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671 - 1870. Roche. p. 85. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.