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CHAPTAL screw corvette (1846)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaptal | Farnçois Cavé, Asnières-sur-Seine/Cavé | 7/1844 | 9.12.1845 | 11/1846 | wrecked 25.10.1862 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 1007 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | |
| Length, m | 54.3 wl |
| Breadth, m | 9.53 |
| Draught, m | 3.76 mean |
| No of shafts | 1 |
| Machinery | sails + 1 2-cyl HSE oscillating direct-action, boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 220nhp |
| Max speed, kts | 9.8 |
| Fuel, t | coal 260 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) |
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| Armament | 1 x 1 - 223/12 No.1 shell SBML, 1 x 1 - 223/11 No.2 shell SBML, 2 x 1 - 165/17 30pdr No. 1 SBML |
| Complement | 123 |
Project history
2nd class corvette, iron hull. Originally planned as paddle corvette but reordered in 1842 as screw ship for comparison with paddle ships of the same class.
Modernizations
1847: - 1 x 1 - 223/12, 1 x 1 - 165/17
Naval service
Chaptal ran ashore 25.10.1862 in a storm near Vera Cruz, Mexico.
