![]() The French aviso Alecton, launched 1861.
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Name | Alecton |
Laid down | 1859 |
Launched | 1861 |
Fate | Decommissioned 10 August 1883 and scrapped in 1884 at Lorient |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Alecton class |
Displacement | 570 tonnes |
Length | 50.9 m |
Beam | 12.1 m |
Draught | 2.7 m |
Propulsion | 120 hp steam engine and sails on two masts |
Complement | 66 |
Armament | two light cannon |
The French corvette Alecton was a ship in the French Navy in the 19th century. She is most famous for having been one of the first surface vessels recorded to have encountered a giant squid (Architeuthis). Until this time, giant squid were viewed as mythical creatures.