Tancrède (background) and Dupleix (foreground) at the Bombardment of Shimonoseki.
History
France
Name	Tancrède
Builder	Chaigneau et Bichon, Lormont[1]
Laid down	1 December 1859[1]
Launched	29 May 1861[1]
Commissioned	12 March 1862[1]
Decommissioned	21 June 1866[1]
General characteristics
Class and type	Lynx class aviso
Displacement	750 tons
Length	56.6 metres
Beam	8.6 metres
Draught	2.8 metres
Propulsion	Sail (1747 m²) 600 shp 2-cylinder steam engine, 1 propeller
Complement	74 men
Armament	2 guns
Armour	Timber

The Tancrède was a Lynx class aviso of the French Navy.

Designed by engineer Vésigné, Tancrède was appointed to the Far East division,^[1] where she took part in the Shimonoseki Campaign.

• Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671 - 1870. p. 430. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.