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BICHE screw corvette (1848)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biche | Gaspard Malo, Dunkirk | 12/1846 | 3.9.1848 | 10/1848 | stricken 2.1868 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 439 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | |
| Length, m | 33.9 wl |
| Breadth, m | 8.71 |
| Draught, m | 4.30 |
| No of shafts | 1 |
| Machinery | sails + 1 2-cyl HSE geared, boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 120nhp |
| Max speed, kts | 8.5 |
| Fuel, t | coal |
| Endurance, nm(kts) |
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| Armament | 2 x 1 - 81/21 4pdr bronze SBML |
| Complement | 81 |
Project history
2nd class corvette, iron hull. Steam machinery carried only auxiliary function. Brig-rigged. Reclassified as 1st class screw corvette in 1856 and 1st class aviso in 1859.
Modernizations
1855: boilers were replaced by 4 water-tube ones, new high-pressure engine (200nhp).
1857: boilers were replaced by fire-tube.
Naval service
No significant events.
