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DU CHAYLA screw corvette (1856)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Du Chayla (ex-Volta) | Arsenal de Lorient | 2.1.1852 | 19.3.1855 | 5/1856 | stricken 11.1875 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 1846 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | |
| Length, m | 63.5 pp |
| Breadth, m | 11.1 |
| Draught, m | 5.41 |
| No of shafts | 1 |
| Machinery | sails + 1 4-cyl HSE, boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 979 |
| Max speed, kts | 10.4 |
| Fuel, t | coal 360 |
| 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
None.
Naval service
No significant events.
