Henri Boutteville

The self-propelled bucket dredge "Henri-Boutteville", commisioned in 1925 from Ateliers et Chantiers de Bretagne, for the Port of La Réunion, delivered on site in 1926, sank during the Second World War, in fact sabotaged. It didn't work very well because of the gravel  It was replaced by the "Henri Boutteville II"after the war in 1947.

They were both named after  the Inspector General of Public Works of the Colonies, in office for 25 years, died in 1924 (born in 1856).

Source: Etienne Rogier