Amiral Charner was a Bougainville-class aviso of the French Navy launched on 7 October 1932. She was designed to operate from French colonies in Asia and Africa. During the Franco-Thai War, she participated in the Battle of Koh Chang during the night of 16–17 January 1941.[1] She was scuttled in the Mỹ Tho River in French Indochina on 10 March 1945.[2]
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Name | Amiral Charner |
Namesake | Admiral Léonard Charner |
Launched | 7 October 1932 |
Fate | Scuttled 10 March 1945 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Bougainville-class aviso |
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Length | 103.7 m (340 ft 3 in) (o/a) |
Beam | 12.7 m (41 ft 8 in) |
Draught | 4.15 m (13 ft 7 in) |
Installed power | 2,191 PS (1,611 kW; 2,161 bhp) |
Propulsion | 2 shafts; 2 diesel engines |
Speed | 15.5 knots (28.7 km/h; 17.8 mph) |
Range | 9,000 nmi (17,000 km; 10,000 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
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Aircraft carried | 1 × Gourdou-Leseurre GL-832 HY floatplane |