French screw steam aviso Papin converted into electricity central according to the magazine Mitteilungen aus dem Gebiete des Seewesens 1898 no. 1

An item reported that the French screw steam aviso Papin was to be converted into a tender to be used as an electricity generator for the submarines Gymnote and Gustave-Zéde. This made it possible for both submarines to join the naval manoeuvres in coming spring.