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GORGONE paddle corvette (1851)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gorgone | Chaigneau & Bichon, Bordeaux-Lormont | 1.10.1846 | 14.8.1848 | 1/1851 | wrecked 19.12.1869 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 990 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | |
| Length, m | 63.8 pp |
| Breadth, m | 9.52 |
| Draught, m | 3.22 mean |
| No of shafts | side wheels |
| Machinery | sails + 1 2-cyl SE oscillating, 4 tubular boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 300nhp |
| Max speed, kts | 8 |
| Fuel, t | coal 175 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) |
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| Armament | 4 x 1 - 163/13 shell SBML |
| Complement | 128 |
Project history
300nhp 2nd class paddle corvette, iron hull.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
Gorgone wrecked 19.12.1869 on the Black Rocks at Brest.
