Étincelle-class gunboat
The Étincelle class gunboat was a class of twelve gunboats built for the French Navy in 1855, used in the Crimean War.[1]
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Class overview | |
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Name: | Étincelle class |
Operators: |
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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 |
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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Aigrette | Le Havre | 1855 | Lost after an accidental rupture of the engine off Antivari on 17 August 1859[2] |
Alarme | Toulon | 1855 | Sold for breaking 1871[3] |
Avalanche | Le Havre | 1855 | Sold for breaking 1866[4] |
Dragonne | Le Havre | 1855 | Sold for breaking 1867[5] |
Éclair | Nantes | 1855 | Sold for breaking 1872[6] |
Étincelle | Cherbourg | 1855 | Lost in the Mozambique Channel in March 1862, probably due to a typhoon[7] |
Flamme | Brest | 1855 | Sold for breaking 1872[8] |
Flèche | Toulon | 1855 | Sold for breaking 1882[1] |
Fulminante | Le Havre | 1855 | Sold for breaking 1879[9] |
Fusée | Toulon | 1855 | Sold for breaking 1868[10] |
Grenade | Brest | 1855 | Sold for breaking 1871[11] |
Mitraille | Toulon | 1855 | Sold for breaking 1868[12] |
Citations and references
Notes
Citations
- Roche, vol.1, p.203
- Roche, vol.1, p.27
- Roche, vol.1, p.29
- Roche, vol.1, p.59
- Roche, vol.1, p.156
- Roche, vol.1, p.165
- Roche, vol.1, p.184
- Roche, vol.1, p.202
- Roche, vol.1, p.216
- Roche, vol.1, p.218
- Roche, vol.1, p.232
- Roche, vol.1, p.311
References
- Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours. 1. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. p. 203. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
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