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ARTÉMISE sailing frigate (1829-1844)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artémise | Arsenal de Lorient | 5.9.1826 | 22.1.1828 | 1/1829 | stricken 10.1840 | ||
| Andromède | Arsenal de Lorient | 2.4.1827 | 5.4.1833 | 10/1836 | stricken 10.1860 | ||
| Néréïde | Arsenal de Lorient | 1.8.1828 | 17.2.1836 | 4/1837 | transport 12.1863 | ||
| Gloire | Arsenal de Rochefort | 2.4.1827 | 12.12.1837 | 4/1838 | wrecked 10.8.1847 | ||
| Cléopâtre | Saint-Servan // Arsenal de Brest | 1.9.1827 | 23.4.1838 | 6/1838 | stricken 12.1864 | ||
| Danaé | Saint-Servan // Arsenal de Brest | 27.9.1827 | 23.5.1838 | 8/1838 | screw frigate 9.1858, transport 1868 | ||
| Virginie (ex-Niobé) | Arsenal de Rochefort | 26.6.1827 | 25.4.1842 | 5/1844 | transport 5.1872 | ||
| Circé | Arsenal de Rochefort | 24.4.1847 | --- | --- | built as screw frigate since 1858 | ||
| Hermione | Arsenal de Brest | 10.5.1847 | --- | --- | built as screw frigate since 1859 | ||
| Junon | Arsenal de Brest | 27.4.1847 | --- | --- | built as screw frigate since 1859 | ||
| Flore | Arsenal de Rochefort | 26.7.1847 | --- | --- | built as screw frigate since 1860 |
Technical data
| Data variant | sailing | screw |
|---|---|---|
| Displacement normal, t | 2300 |
2438 |
| Displacement full, t | ||
| Length, m | 52.8 pp |
60.0 pp |
| Breadth, m | 13.8 |
13.9 |
| Draught, m | 6.70 |
7.12 |
| No of shafts | 1 | |
| Machinery | sails |
sails + 1 HSE, boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 200nhp | |
| Max speed, kts | ||
| Fuel, t | coal 188 | |
| Endurance, nm(kts) |
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| Armament | Artémise, Andromède: 28 x 1 - 153/18 24pdr SBML, 22 x 1 - 151/8 24pdr SBML carronades, 2 x 1 - 139/18 18pdr SBML Néréïde, Cléopâtre, Danaé: 28 x 1 - 165/15 30pdr No.2 SBML, 18 x 1 - 163/8 30pdr SBML carronades, 4 x 1 - 163/13 shell SBML Gloire: 24 x 1 - 165/15 30pdr No.2 SBML, 18 x 1 - 163/8 30pdr SBML carronades, 8 x 1 - 163/13 shell SBML Virginie: 2 x 1 - 223/11 No.2 shell SBML, 26 x 1 - 165/15 30pdr No. 2 SBML, 18 x 1 - 163/8 30pdr SBML carronades, 4 x 1 - 163/13 shell SBML |
4 x 1 - 223/11 No.2 shell SBML, 24 x 1 - 165/15 30pdr No. 2 SBML, 8 x 1 - 163/13 shell SBML, 2 x 1 - 165/14 MLR |
| Complement | 441 |
388 |
Project history
2nd rank frigate, 52 guns.
Modernizations
1858, Danaé: was converted to screw frigate with data as given in the table
Naval service
Gloire 10.8.1847 grounded off the SW coast of Korea near Gunsan.
