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ARMORIQUE screw frigate (1863)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armorique | Arsenal de Lorient - Caudan | 19.4.1850 | 1.3.1862 | 4/1863 | stricken 11.1884 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 2890 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | |
| Length, m | 77.0 pp |
| Breadth, m | 13.5 |
| Draught, m | 6.25 |
| No of shafts | 1 |
| Machinery | sails + 1 2-cyl HSE, trunk, boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 1175 |
| Max speed, kts | 10.4 |
| Fuel, t | coal |
| Endurance, nm(kts) |
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| Armament | 14 x 1 - 165/17 30pdr No. 1 SBML, 8 x 1 - 165/14 MLR |
| Complement | 345 |
Project history
3rd rank sailing frigate, ordered for conversion to the screw in 1858 and lengthened on the slipways by 28m. Between January 1862 and January 1872 she was rated as spardecked corvette. Wooden hull.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
No significant events.
