Amiral Charner
Scuttled
French Navy, then Vichy French Navy
| Type | Sloop |
|---|---|
| Class | Bougainville |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 3 × 5.5″ guns |
Service
| to 1940 | Amiral Charner | |
| from 1940 | Amiral Charner Vichy France formed |
Colonial aviso in Indochina. Fought the Thai navy at Ko Chang in January 1941. Scuttled in the Mekong delta in March 1945, when the Japanese overthrew the French administration of Indochina.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- 3 × single 138.6 mm (5.5 in) guns
- 4 × single 37 mm (1.5 in) AA guns
- 3 × twin 13.2 mm (0.52 in) machine guns
- 50 × mines
Armour
- Hull: 5–6 mm (0.20–0.24 in)
- Deck: 5–6 mm (0.20–0.24 in)
- Gun shields: 3 mm (0.1 in)
| Launched | 7 October 1932 |
|---|---|
| Displacement | 1,969 t (1,938 long tons) (standard) 2,600 t (2,600 long tons) (full load) |
| Length | 103.7 m (340 ft 3 in) (o/a) |
| Speed | 15.5 knots (28.7 km/h; 17.8 mph) |
| Complement | 14 officers and 121 crewmen in peacetime 166 or 183 men in wartime |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
7 October 1932
Joined the Vichy French Navy
10 July 1940 · Vichy France formed
Battle of Ko Chang
Survived
17 January 1941
Fate
Scuttled
Scuttled 10 March 1945