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FRANCIS GARNIER 1st class aviso (1937 / 1948)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francis Garnier (ex-Eritrea) | A04, 1950- F730 | Cantieri di Castellammare di Stabia, Italy | 7.1935 | 28.9.1936 | 2.1937 // 12.2.1948 | stricken 1966 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 2165 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 3068 |
| Length, m | 87.0 pp 96.9 oa |
| Breadth, m | 13.3 |
| Draught, m | 3.50 normal load 4.70 max |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 Fiat diesels / 2 diesel-generators, 2 Marelli electric motors |
| Power, h. p. | 7800 + 1300 = 9100 |
| Max speed, kts | 20 |
| Fuel, t | diesel oil 320 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 6950(11.8) |
| Armament | 2 x 2 - 120/45 Schneider-Canet-Armstrong 1918-19, 2 x 2 - 37/54 Breda 1938, 2 x 2 - 20/65 Breda 1935 |
| Electronic equipment | presumably radar |
| Complement | 234 |
Standard scale images
Francis Garnier 1960
Project history
Former Italian colonial sloop, transferred under the Peace Treaty and commissioned as 1st class aviso.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
No significant events.
