French aviso Amiral Charner
| History | |
|---|---|
| France | |
| Name | Amiral Charner |
| Namesake | Admiral Léonard Charner |
| Launched | 7 October 1932 |
| Fate | Scuttled 10 March 1945 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Bougainville-class aviso |
| Displacement | |
| 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 |
Amiral Charner was one of a dozen Bougainville-class avisos built for the French Navy during the 1930s. The ships were designed to operate from French colonies in Asia and Africa. Completed in 1934, she participated in the Battle of Koh Chang in 1941 during the Franco-Thai War. The ship was scuttled in the Mỹ Tho River in French Indochina on 10 March 1945.