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 | |
| Name | Le Brethon |
| Namesake | Lieutenant Albert Édouard Le Brethon de Caligny |
| Ordered | 2 September 1862[1] |
| Builder | Ningbo[1] |
| Laid down | 20 July 1863[1] |
| Launched | 17 September 1864[1] |
| Stricken | 19 April 1869[1] |
| Fate | Struck and sold for scrap on 19 April 1869[1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Kenney-class gunboat |
| Displacement | 268 tonnes |
| Length | 35.4 metres |
| Beam | 6.7 metres |
| Draught | 2 metres |
| Propulsion |
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| Armament |
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| Armour | Timber |
Career edit
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.
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- 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.