French gunboat Le Brethon (1864)

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.

History
France
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

Career

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.

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