French aviso Coucy

Laid down by Ateliers et Chantiers de Saint-Nazaire Penhoët at their shipyard in Saint-Nazaire in 1918, Coucy was launched in June 1919 and completed in 1920.^[7][3] The first ship of the name in the French fleet, the vessel left Brest on 21 June to travel to Newfoundland and Canada, stationed at Saint Pierre and Miquelon.^[8][9] On 5 February 1921, the warship accompanied the cruisers Gueydon and Marseillaise on a voyage back to Brest.^[10]

On 9 July 1930, the vessel was part of the École navale (Naval School) focused on training midshipmen.^[11][12] On 14 March 1932, quartermaster Marc Jacquelet fell from a buoy to which the vessel was mooring. He died shortly afterwards in hospital.^[13] On 8 September, the vessel joined other members of the training flotilla visiting Antwerp.^[14] After a refit, the ship was transferred within the school to train engineers from 28 December 1936.^[15]

As France prepared for the Second World War, Coucy was, along with sister ship Épinal, was based at Brest.^[16] After the Battle of France, the vessel was towed to Plymouth after running aground and was transferred by the British to the Free French Naval Forces.^[17] The aviso served as a depot ship. After the war, in 1946, Coucy was sold to be broken up.^[18]

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