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SENTINELLE screw corvette (1849)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sentinelle | Chaigneau & Bichon, Bordeaux-Lormont | 15.1.1847 | 29.8.1848 | 6/1849 | stricken 8.1869 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 457 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | |
| Length, m | 35.1 pp |
| Breadth, m | 8.62 |
| Draught, m | 4.40 |
| No of shafts | 1 |
| Machinery | sails + 1 2-cyl HSE geared, boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 120nhp |
| Max speed, kts | 8.5 |
| Fuel, t | coal 54 - 56 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) |
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| Armament | 2 x 1 - 121/19 12pdr short SBML, 4 x 1 - 53/17 SBML swivels |
| Complement | 81 |
Project history
2nd class corvette, iron hull. Steam machinery carried only auxiliary function. Brig-rigged. Reclassified as 1st class aviso in 1859 and 2nd class aviso in 1862.
Modernizations
1851: was armed with 6 x 1 - 121/8 12pdr SBML carronades.
Naval service
No significant events.
