French destroyer Takou

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Takou was a Hai Lung-class destroyer operated by the French Navy between 1900 and 1911. The destroyer was delivered to the Qing Dynasty in 1899 as Hai Hse as part of an effort to rebuild the Navy following the First Sino-Japanese War. The destroyer, along with her squadron, was captured by a British contingent during the Battle of the Taku Forts in 1900 and distributed to members of the Eight-Nation Alliance. While in French service, she operated out of Saigon until she ran aground and wrecked in 1911.

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