The ''Tancrède'' was a
''Lynx'' class aviso
An ''aviso'' was originally a kind of dispatch boat or "advice boat", carrying orders before the development of effective remote communication.
The term, derived from the Portuguese and Spanish word for "advice", "notice" or "warning", an '' ...
of the
French Navy
The French Navy (french: Marine nationale, lit=National Navy), informally , is the maritime arm of the French Armed Forces and one of the five military service branches of France. It is among the largest and most powerful naval forces in t ...
.
Career
Designed by engineer Vésigné, ''Tancrède'' was appointed to the Far East division,
where she took part in the
Shimonoseki Campaign.
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Ships built in France
1861 ships