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'''''Bougainville''''' was an {{sclass|Bougainville|aviso}} of the [[French Navy]] launched in 1931.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.netmarine.net/bat/divers/bougainv/ancien.htm |title=Bougainville |publisher=Netmarine.net |date= |accessdate=2011-12-31}}</ref> The ship was designed to operate from French colonies in Asia and Africa. It sided with [[Vichy France]] and was sunk by its sister ship at the [[Battle of Gabon]].
'''''Bougainville''''' was a {{sclass-|Bougainville|aviso}} of the [[French Navy]] launched in 1931.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.netmarine.net/bat/divers/bougainv/ancien.htm |title=Bougainville |publisher=Netmarine.net |date= |accessdate=2011-12-31}}</ref> The ship was designed to operate from French colonies in Asia and Africa. It sided with [[Vichy France]] and was sunk by its sister ship at the [[Battle of Gabon]].


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Bougainville
History
France
NameBougainville
NamesakeAdmiral Louis Antoine de Bougainville
Launched21 April 1931
General characteristics
TypeTemplate:Sclass-
Displacement1,970 tonnes
Length103.7 m (340 ft)
Beam12.7 m (42 ft)
Draft4.5 m (15 ft)
Propulsion2 Diesel engines 3,200
Speed17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph)
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3 × 138mm guns model 1927 (single mountings)
4 × 37mm AA guns (single mountings)
6 × 13.2 mm machine guns
capable of carrying 50 mines

Bougainville was a Template:Sclass- of the French Navy launched in 1931.[1] The ship was designed to operate from French colonies in Asia and Africa. It sided with Vichy France and was sunk by its sister ship at the Battle of Gabon.

References

  1. ^ "Bougainville". Netmarine.net. Retrieved 31 December 2011.