208 LE BIEN-HOA 1887 OKRĘT TRANSPORTOWY

Le Bien Hoa was a French transport ship from the late 19th century and the First World War. The keel under the vessel was laid in 1878, the launch took place in 1880, and entry into service in the Marine Nationale took place in 1882. The displacement of the ship was approximately 5,400 tons, and the maximum speed did not exceed 13-14 knots. Le Bien Hoa was built at the French shipyard Forges-Chantiers de la Meditarenee. The name of the unit was given to commemorate the Franco-Spanish victory in the Battle of Bien Hoa during the fighting in today's Vietnam in 1858-1862. Initially, the unit operated in the area of French Indochina (1882-1884) as a transport and landing unit. In 1895 she was sent to Madagascar, and three years later - to China. In 1898, Le Bien Hoa undergoes modernization at the port of Marseille to serve as an explosives transport ship from the following year. For a large part of World War I (from 1915), the unit acted as a hospital ship operating in the Mediterranean. The unit was finally decommissioned in 1923.