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D'ASSAS screw corvette (1854)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D'Assas | Arsenal de Lorient - Caudan | 2.1.1852 | 27.4.1854 | 11/1854 | stricken 6.1878 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 1945 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | |
| Length, m | 63.7 pp |
| Breadth, m | 11.0 |
| Draught, m | 4.84 mean |
| No of shafts | 1 |
| Machinery | sails + 1 4-cyl HSE, boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 400nhp |
| Max speed, kts | 9.8 |
| Fuel, t | coal 378 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) |
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| Armament | 2 x 1 - 223/11 No.2 shell SBML, 14 x 1 - 165/15 30pdr No.2 SBML |
| Complement | 251 |
Project history
1st class corvette, wooden hull. Reclassified as screw covered battery corvette in 1856, screw 3rd rank frigate in 1859 and screw covered battery corvette in 1862.
Modernizations
1862: re-engined with 1 2-cyl HSE (1201hp, 9.4kts)
Naval service
No significant events.
