Far East Squadron

The French Far East squadron (escadre de l'Extrême-Orient), an exceptional naval grouping created for the duration of the Sino-French War (1884-1885), was formed in the summer of 1884 by the amalgamation of the Tonkin Coasts naval division and the Far East naval division. The squadron was placed under the command of Admiral Amédée Courbet.

In April 1885, at the end of the Sino-French War, the squadron consisted of the following vessels:

Ironclads: Bayard, La Galissonnière, Turenne, Triomphante, Atalante

Cruisers (1st Class): Duguay-Trouin, Villars, d'Estaing, Lapérousse, Nielly, Magon, Primauguet, Roland

Cruisers (2nd Class): Champlain, Château-Renaud, Éclaireur, Rigault de Genouilly

Cruisers (3rd Class): Kerguelen, Volta, Duchaffaut

Avisos-transports: Saône

Gunboats: Lutin, Vipère, Lynx, Comète, Sagittaire, Aspic, Jaguar

Transports (1st Class): Annamite, Tonkin

Auxiliary Cruisers: Château-Yquem

Torpedo Boats: Nos. 44, 45, 46 and 50.

References

• Loir, Maurice, L'escadre de l'amiral Courbet (Paris, 1886)