The ''Le Brethon'' was ''Kenney''-class gunboat 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 ...

. She served in the Far East, notably during the

French campaign against Korea The French expedition to Korea (french: Expédition française en Corée, ) was an 1866 punitive expedition undertaken by the Second French Empire against Joseon Korea in retaliation for the execution of seven French Catholic missionaries. Th ...

of 1866.

Career

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 Albert Édouard Le Brethon de Caligny (11 December 1833 Pont-l'Évêque, Calvados – 17 January 1863, Shaoxing) was a French Navy officer and founder of the Ever Victorious Army. Career After studies at the École Polytechnique, Le Brethon joi ...

. ''Le Brethon'' was commissioned in Shanghai on 9 November 1864 and appointed to the

Cochinchina Cochinchina or Cochin-China (, ; vi, Đàng Trong (17th century - 18th century, Việt Nam (1802-1831), Đại Nam (1831-1862), Nam Kỳ (1862-1945); km, កូសាំងស៊ីន, Kosăngsin; french: Cochinchine; ) is a historical exony ...

Division. Decommissioned on 1 June 1865, she was reactivated on 1 March 1866 and took part in the

under Huché de Cintré.

Notes, citations, and references

;Notes ;Citations ;References * {{DEFAULTSORT:Le Brethon (1864) Ships built in France 1864 ships Gunboats of the French Navy