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Name |
Official number |
Flag |
IMO |
ALTAIR |
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FRA |
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Year built |
Date launched |
Date completed |
1916 |
06/07/1916 |
14/09/1916 |
Vessel type |
Vessel description
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Naval Offshore patrol vessel
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Builder |
Yard |
Yard no |
William Hamilton & Co., Port Glasgow |
Glen Yard |
320 |
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Tonnage |
Length |
Breadth |
Depth |
Draft |
/ / 1250 disp |
84.0 m |
10.2 m |
3.5 m |
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Engine builder |
Ross & Duncan, Glasgow |
Engine detail |
Triple expansion 4cyl 21",35",39",39"x39" 2800ihp 16kn 1-screw Engine No.1017 |
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First owner |
First port of register |
Registration date |
French Navy . |
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Other names |
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Subsequent owner and registration history |
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Vessel history |
6/9/1916 trials completed 10/1916 in service on patrol in eastern Mediterranean 1917-1918 based in Tunisian and southern France 5/1919 coastal surveillance in Black Sea and transport of refugees from Odessa 1920 in Persian Gulf (Basrah and Bushire) 1922 onwards stationed in Far East 1934 In reserve at Saigon. 1936 Recommissioned as an hydrographic ship in Indo-China 8/3/1939 stricken |
Remarks |
Étoile/Flower class sloop |
End year |
Fate / Status |
1940 |
Broken Up |
Disposal Detail |
1940 sold for scrapping at Saigon. |
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