French aviso Rigault de Genouilly

Rigault de Genouilly

Rigault de Genouilly in 1938
History
France
Name	Rigault de Genouilly
Namesake	Charles Rigault de Genouilly (1807–1873), French admiral
Builder	Forges et Chantiers de la Gironde, Lormont, France
Laid down	7 July 1931
Launched	18 September 1932
Commissioned	14 March 1934
Fate	Sunk 4 July 1940
General characteristics
Type	Bougainville-class aviso
Displacement	1,969 t (1,938 long tons) (standard) 2,600 t (2,559 long tons) (full load)
Length	103.7 m (340 ft 3 in) (o/a)
Beam	12.7 m (41 ft 8 in)
Draught	4.15 m (13 ft 7 in)
Installed power	2,191 PS (1,611 kW; 2,161 bhp)
Propulsion	2 diesel engines, 2 shafts;
Speed	15.5 knots (28.7 km/h; 17.8 mph)
Range	9,000 nmi (16,700 km; 10,400 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement	14 officers and 121 men in peacetime; 166 or 183 men in wartime
Armament	3 × 138.6 mm (5.5 in) guns 4 × 37 mm (1.5 in) AA guns 3 × twin 13.2 mm (0.52 in) machine guns 50 × mines
Armour	Hull: 5–6 mm (0.20–0.24 in) Deck: 5–6 mm (0.20–0.24 in) Gun shields: 3 mm (0.1 in)
Aircraft carried	1 × Gourdou-Leseurre GL-832 HY floatplane

Rigault de Genouilly (PG-80) was a Bougainville-class aviso of the French Navy. She was designed to operate from French colonies in Africa, Asia, and the Pacific Ocean. During World War II, Rigault de Genouilly served on the side of the Allies until June 1940, and then in the naval forces of Vichy France. She was sunk in July 1940.