Ship Type Menu.Paddle aviso (2nd class, acquired)
VILLE DU HAVRE (acquired 1828)
VILLE DU HAVRE paddle aviso (2nd class)Displacement: | 190t |
Dimensions: | About the same as Coureur |
Machinery: | 100nhp (navy rating. Rated 80nhp in civil service) |
Hull material: | Wood |
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Name | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Commiss. | Fate |
VILLE DU HAVRE | Fouache, Le Havre | (?) | (1826) | 1.12.28 | Stk. 15.7.37 |
Class. Ex
Commerce du Havre, purchased from Société anonyme des bâtiments à vapeur en fer on 9.9.28. After repairs at Cherborug she departed for Toulon on 29.10.28. She was renamed on 22.6.29. Although built for a route between Le Havre and England, she only made a few voyages and then served as a tug until acquired by the navy.
Disposal. Ville du Havre became a water barge in 1837 and was sold 1843.
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