Francis Garnier 1940
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Francis Garnier | 76 | CNF, Caen | 1926 | 12.1927 | 1931 | scuttled 9.3.1945 |
|
Displacement standard, t |
639 |
|
Displacement full, t |
|
|
Length, m |
62.5 pp |
|
Breadth, m |
10.3 |
|
Draught, m |
2.20 |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
VTE, 2 du Temple boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
3200 |
|
Max speed, kts |
15 |
|
Fuel, t |
oil 100 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
|
Armament |
2 x 1 - 100/45 M1917, 1 x 1 - 75/50 M1924, 2 x 1 - 37/50 M1925, 4 x 1 - 8.80 |
|
Complement |
103 |
Project history: Largest gunboat for Chinese rivers ever built.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: Francis Garnier was scuttled at Kratie (Mekong) 9.3.1945 to avoid capture by Japanese fleet.
Francis Garnier
Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.
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