Étincelle-class gunboat
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Class overview | |
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Name | Étincelle class |
Operators | ![]() |
Completed | 12 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Type | Étincelle-class gunboat |
Tons burthen | 350 tonnes |
Length | 43.9 |
Beam | 7.8 metres |
Draught | 3.2 metres |
Propulsion |
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Crew | 78 |
Armament | 4 × 50-pounder guns, 20 × riffled guns |
Armour | Timber |
The Étincelle class gunboat was a class of twelve gunboats built for the French Navy in 1855, used in the Crimean War.[1]
Design[]
The Étincelle class was designed around a wooden hull and a steam and sail propulsion. They carried 50-pounder guns and an assortment of smaller riffled pieces.
Ships[]
Name | Ship builder | Launched | Fate |
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Le Havre | 1855 | Lost after an accidental rupture of the engine off Antivari on 17 August 1859[2] | |
Toulon | 1855 | Sold for breaking 1871[3] | |
Le Havre | 1855 | Sold for breaking 1866[4] | |
Le Havre | 1855 | Sold for breaking 1867[5] | |
Nantes | 1855 | Sold for breaking 1872[6] | |
Cherbourg | 1855 | Lost in the Mozambique Channel in March 1862, probably due to a typhoon[7] | |
Brest | 1855 | Sold for breaking 1872[8] | |
Flèche | Toulon | 1855 | Sold for breaking 1882[1] |
Le Havre | 1855 | Sold for breaking 1879[9] | |
Toulon | 1855 | Sold for breaking 1868[10] | |
Brest | 1855 | Sold for breaking 1871[11] | |
Toulon | 1855 | Sold for breaking 1868[12] |
Citations and references[]
Notes[]
Citations[]
References[]
- Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours. Vol. 1. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. p. 203. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
Categories:
- Gunboat classes
- Gunboats of the French Navy