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RENARD screw sloop (1867)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renard | Bordeaux | 1864 | 1/1866 | 1867 | wrecked 6.1885 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 800 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | |
| Length, m | 68.5 wl |
| Breadth, m | 8.38 |
| Draught, m | 4.47 max |
| No of shafts | 1 |
| Machinery | sails + 1 HC, oval boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 550 |
| Max speed, kts | 11.5 |
| Fuel, t | coal |
| Endurance, nm(kts) |
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| Armament | 3 x 1 small guns |
| Complement | 88 |
Project history
Of finer lines than other French sloops. the Renard was wooden-hulled with a long plough bow. She was rigged as a barquentine and her funnel and masts were raked.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
Renard was wrecked off Aden in June 1885.
