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PRONY paddle corvette (1849)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prony (ex-Socrate) | Arsenal de Brest | 2.1.1845 | 23.9.1847 | 3/1849 | wrecked 5.11.1861 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 1365 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | |
| Length, m | 60.8 pp |
| Breadth, m | 10.2 |
| Draught, m | 4.15 |
| No of shafts | side wheels |
| Machinery | sails + 1 SE direct acting, double traverse, tubular boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 853 |
| Max speed, kts | 12.2 |
| Fuel, t | coal |
| Endurance, nm(kts) |
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| Armament | 3 x 1 - 223/11 shell SBML, 2 x 1 - 163/13 shell SBML |
| Complement | 136 |
Project history
320nhp 1st class paddle corvette.
Modernizations
1851: - 3 x 1 - 223/11; + 2 x 1 - 165/15 30pdr No.2 SBML, 1 x 1 - 163/13 shell SBML.
Naval service
Prony wrecked 5.11.1861 in Ocracoke Inlet near Cape Hatteras in a storm.
