Bouvet-class aviso

The Bouvet-class was a type of sail and steam avisos of the French Navy. Design by Vésigné and La Celle,^[2] the ships had a clipper hull, barque rigging and a steam engine with one propeller. They were armed with one 160mm gun and two 120mm guns. Bruat (1867) is sometimes counted among this class.^[2]

1/25th scale model of the steam aviso Bouvet, on display at the Musée national de la Marine in Paris.
Class overview
Name	Bouvet
Operators	French Navy
In commission	1865-1888 [1]
Planned	2 [1]
Completed	2
General characteristics
Class & 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
Armament	1 × 16cm gun 2 × 12cm gun

A model of Bouvet, lead ship of the class, is now on display at Paris naval museum.

• Bouvet

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Launched: 1865

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• Guichen

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Launched: 1867

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Sources and references

• Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours, 1671–1870. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.