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IMPÉTUEUSE screw frigates (1856-1857)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Impétueuse | Arsenal de Cherbourg | 20.1.1854 | 15.8.1856 | 12/1856 | stricken 11.1869 | ||
| Souveraine | Arsenal de Lorient | 15.5.1854 | 3.6.1856 | 1/1857 | hospital ship 6-11/1871, stricken 5.1872 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 3773 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | |
| Length, m | 72.2 pp |
| Breadth, m | 14.7 |
| Draught, m | 6.63 mean |
| No of shafts | 1 hoisting |
| Machinery | sails + 1 4-cyl HSE return connecting rod, boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 2228 |
| Max speed, kts | 12 |
| Fuel, t | coal 520 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) |
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| Armament | Impétueuse: 6 x 1 - 223/12 No.1 shell SBML, 30 x 1 - 165/17 30pdr No. 1 SBML, 18 x 1 - 165/14 30pdr No.3 SBML, 2 x 1 - 165/14 MLR Souveraine: 8 x 1 - 223/12 No.1 shell SBML, 26 x 1 - 165/17 30pdr No. 1 SBML, 2 x 1 - 165/14 MLR, 20 x 1 - 163/8 30pdr SBML carronades |
| Complement | 530 |
Project history
1st rank screw frigates, 1853 design of G. Allix. Wooden hull.
Modernizations
1857, Impétueuse: - 2 x 1 - 165/14 SBML; + 2 x 1 - 165/14 MLR
Naval service
No significant events.
