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Monday 24 June 2019

French cruiser Sané visited Willemstad, Curacao according to the Dutch newspaper De Curacaosche courant dated 24 June 1876

An item reported the arrival at Willemstad, Curacao on Wednesday 21st June of the French steam warship Sané commanded by Beausalé coming from Puerto Cabello, Venezuela.(1)

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1. Wood-built cruiser of the Sané-class, laid down at Toulon, launched in 1869, completed in 1872 and stricken 1892. With a displacement of 2.017 tons were her dimensions 79,38 (waterline) x 11,00 x 5,59 (fore)-5,87 (aft) metres or 260’5” x 36’1” x 18’4” (fore)-19’3” (aft), a speed of 1,49-15 knots, a crew numbering 203 men and an armament of 6-5.5” guns to which later 6/8-1pd revolvers were added.