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IRIS sailing schooners (1818-1845)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iris | Arsenal de Rochefort | 7/1817 | 6.4.1818 | 1818 | stricken 11.1844 | ||
| Béarnaise | Bayonne | 7/1819 | 17.5.1820 | 9/1820 | condemned 3.1837 | ||
| Hirondelle | Bayonne | 7/1819 | 31.5.1820 | 9/1820 | condemned 4.1837 | ||
| Lyonnaise | Bayonne | 17.9.1820 | 31.5.1821 | 8/1821 | school ship 1832, stricken 3.1838 | ||
| Provençale | Bayonne | 9/1820 | 14.6.1821 | 9/1821 | stricken 6.1827 | ||
| Philomèle | Bayonne | 2/1822 | 2.8.1822 | 12/1822 | stricken 12.1834 | ||
| Gloriole | Bayonne | 2/1822 | 2.8.1822 | 1/1823 | wrecked 12.7.1823 | ||
| Dauphinoise | Bayonne | 2/1823 | 25.6.1823 | 8/1823 | stricken 1837 | ||
| Artésienne | Bayonne | 2/1823 | 25.6.1823 | 9/1823 | stricken 1836 | ||
| Toulonnaise | Arsenal de Toulon | 4/1823 | 5/1823 | 9/1823 | stricken 12.1843 | ||
| Mésange | Arsenal de Toulon | 4/1823 | 24.7.1823 | 8/1823 | stricken 7.1851 | ||
| Fauvette | Bayonne | 9/1823 | 13.3.1824 | 4/1824 | stricken 1836 | ||
| Turquoise | Bayonne | 9/1823 | 16.3.1824 | 4/1824 | lost 11.2.1829 | ||
| Daphné | Arsenal de Lorient | 3/1824 | 9.8.1824 | 12/1824 | stricken 1833 | ||
| Daphné | Arsenal de Lorient | 15.12.1835 | 17.3.1836 | 4/1836 | stricken 2.1843 | ||
| Levrette | Arsenal de Lorient | 1/1836 | 21.3.1836 | 5/1836 | wrecked 14.1.1846 | ||
| Fine | Saint-Servan | 3/1836 | 26.8.1836 | 9/1836 | stricken 3.1850 | ||
| Doris | Saint-Servan | 3/1836 | 26.8.1836 | 11/1836 | foundered 14.9.1845 | ||
| Estafette | Arsenal de Brest | 4.4.1842 | 23.7.1842 | 8/1842 | stricken 7.1856 | ||
| Gazelle | Arsenal de Brest | 1.4.1842 | 31.10.1842 | 2/1843 | stricken 9.1855 | ||
| Hirondelle | Arsenal de Toulon | 10/1842 | 9.9.1843 | 2/1844 | stricken 4.1857, restored 10.1857, stricken 10.1865 | ||
| Topaze | Arsenal de Toulon | 4/1843 | 29.6.1844 | 1845 | stricken 4.1857 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 157 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | |
| Length, m | 25.2 pp |
| Breadth, m | 6.41 |
| Draught, m | 3.30 |
| No of shafts | |
| Machinery | sails |
| Power, h. p. | |
| Max speed, kts | |
| Fuel, t | |
| Endurance, nm(kts) |
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| Armament | 1st 6 units: 6 x 1 - 151/8 24pdr SBML carronades others: 6 x 1 - 138/8 18pdr SBML carronades |
| Complement | 61 |
Project history
6-gun schooners.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
Gloriole wrecked 12.7.1823 on the Portugal coast. Turquoise lost with all hands 11.2.1829 near Ile Bourbon in a cyclone. Levrette wrecked 14.1.1846 off La Guaira, Venezuela. Doris capsized and sank 14.9.1845 moored in Brest harbour hit by a squall.
