AMIRAL CHARNER
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Nationality: |
France |
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| Type: | Colonial Sloop | ||||||||||||||||||
| Class: | BOUGAINVILLE - ten in class | ||||||||||||||||||
| Builder: | A C Maritime du Sud Quest | ||||||||||||||||||
| Launched: | November, 1932 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Displacement: | 1,969 tons | ||||||||||||||||||
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Dimensions: (in feet and inches) |
340' 3" x 41' 8" x 14' 9" | ||||||||||||||||||
| Machinery: | 2-shaft Burmeister and Wain or Sulzer diesels; 3,200bhp. Oil: 297 tons. Range: 13,000nm at 8.5 knots | ||||||||||||||||||
| Speed: | 15.5 knots | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Compliment: | 183 |
Sister ships: BOUGAINVILLE, DURMONT D'URVILLE, SAVORGNAN DE BRAZZA, D'ENTRECASTEAUX, RIGAULT DE GENOUILLY, D'IBERVILLE, LA GRANDIÉRE (ex-VILLE D'YS), BEAUTEMPS BEAUPRÉ, LA PÉROUSE (cancelled)
Notes: Designed for colonial service, especially in the tropics, with an emphasis on habitability. All had flagship facilities and light bullet-proof plating to control positions. On trials, all averaged between 17.2 and 18.3 knots; AMIRAL CHARNER reached 18.9 knots. In service, all proved to be efficient and reliable. AMIRAL CHARNER scuttled in Indo-China on 10 March 1945.
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