| Rousseau | |
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Service |
France |
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Class |
Unknown (Training Ship) |
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Type |
Unknown |
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Service Dates |
? - 1892 - Present |
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Armament |
No information |
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Weight |
No information |
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Length |
No information |
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Propulsion |
No information |
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Speed |
No information |
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Points |
No information |
This early gany was involved in an incident near the Alsace-Lorraine border in 1892. Crash-landing in unexplained circumstances during routine maneouvers, the vessel sparked an international incident. With the Germans accused of somehow bringing the vessel down with a new weapon, the French had an excuse to station a fleet there.
After this somewhat unfortunate affair, the wreck was towed to Grenoble, a French graving yard, where it was repaired and converted into a training vessel. Since then, every graduate of the École d'Aviation has served for two terms aboard the vessel