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FRANCE
ESCORTS
AUROCHS patrol vessels (1917 - 1919)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurochs | A C de Bretagne, Nantes | 1918 | captured by Germans 6.1940, returned 1945, stricken 1949 | ||||
| Élan, 1940- Élan II | A C de Bretagne, Nantes | 1919 | captured by British 3.7.1940 | ||||
| Renne | A C de Bretagne, Nantes | 1918 | captured by Germans 8.12.1942 | ||||
| Zébu | A C de Bretagne, Nantes | 1917 | foundered 12.6.1940 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 290 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | |
| Length, m | |
| Breadth, m | |
| Draught, m | |
| No of shafts | 1 |
| Machinery | 1 VTE, 1 D'Allest boiler |
| Power, h. p. | 650 |
| Max speed, kts | 10 |
| Fuel, t | |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
| Armament | 1 x 1 - 90/24 M1891, 1 x 1 - 47/40 M1885 |
| Complement |
Project history
Tugs used as patrols.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
Élan II was captured by British 3.7.1940, used as barrage balloon vessel and later as target tug, she was returned in 1945 and scrapped. Renne was captured by Germans at Bizerte 8.12.1942 and bombed by Allied aircraft 7.12.1943. Zébu foundered 12.6.1940 off Le Havre. Aurochs was captured by Germans in June, 1940 and returned in 1945.
