French aviso Bouvet (1865)
Bouvet was a sail and steam aviso of the French Navy, lead ship of her class. She is remembered as the opponent of the German gunboat SMS Meteor during the Battle of Havana in 1870, at the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War.
1/25th scale model of the steam aviso Bouvet, on display at the Musée national de la Marine in Paris. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| France | |
| Name | Bouvet |
| Namesake | François Joseph Bouvet. |
| Builder | Rochefort |
| Laid down | 2 October 1863 |
| Launched | 24 May 1865 |
| Fate | Wrecked on 17 September 1871 off Île-à-Vache |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Bouvet class aviso |
| Displacement | 760 tonnes |
| Length | 55.75 m (182.9 ft) |
| Beam | 8.5 m (28 ft) |
| Propulsion | 700 shp (520 kW) |
| Complement | 85 |
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