An item reported the departure from Willemstad, Curacao on Tuesday the 21st the French steam warship Sané commanded by Brasselotte towards Colon, Panama.(1)
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1. Wood-built barque rigged cruiser. Laid down at Toulon in 1867, launched in 1869, completed in 1872 and finally stricken in 1892. Of the Sané-class. General specifications of this class: displacement of 2.017 tons and as dimensions 79,38 (waterline) x 11,00 x5,95-5,87 metres or 260’5” x 36’1” x 18’4”-19’3’, a crew numbering 203 men, a speed of 14,5-15 knots and an armament of 6-5.5”guns, in a letter stadium were 6-8 1pd revolvers added.
