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ÉTINCELLE screw gunboats (1855)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Étincelle | Arsenal de Cherbourg | 26.11.1854 | 18.3.1855 | 5/1855 | lost 19.3.1862 | ||
| Éclair | Arsenal de Cherbourg | 26.11.1854 | 18.4.1855 | 5/1855 | stricken 11.1871 | ||
| Flamme | Arsenal de Brest | 22.11.1854 | 7.5.1855 | 5/1855 | stricken 3.1872 | ||
| Grenade | Arsenal de Brest | 22.11.1854 | 7.5.1855 | 5/1855 | stricken 5.1871 | ||
| Alarme | Arsenal de Toulon | 11/1854 | 3.5.1855 | 5/1855 | stricken 11.1871 | ||
| Flèche | Arsenal de Toulon | 11/1854 | 9.5.1855 | 5/1855 | stricken 2.1865 | ||
| Fusée | Arsenal de Toulon | 11/1854 | 16.5.1855 | 5/1855 | stricken 11.1868 | ||
| Mitraille | Arsenal de Toulon | 11/1854 | 24.5.1855 | 6/1855 | stricken 11.1868 | ||
| Dragonne | Normand, Le Havre | 12/1854 | 12.5.1855 | 5/1855 | stricken 3.1867 | ||
| Aigrette | Normand, Le Havre | 12/1854 | 15.5.1855 | 5/1855 | explosion 17.8.1859 | ||
| Fulminante | Normand, Le Havre | 12/1854 | 20.5.1855 | 6/1855 | stricken 2.1865 | ||
| Avalanche | Normand, Le Havre | 12/1854 | 26.5.1855 | 6/1855 | stricken 11.1866 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 484 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | |
| Length, m | 45.4 pp Toulon-built: 44.4 pp Brest-built: 43.9 pp |
| Breadth, m | 7.76 |
| Draught, m | 2.47 |
| No of shafts | 1 |
| Machinery | sails + 1 HP SE, boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 110nhp |
| Max speed, kts | |
| Fuel, t | coal 41 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) |
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| Armament | 4 x 1 - 194/16 50pdr SBML |
| Complement | 79 |
Project history
1st class gunboats, wooden hulls.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
Étincelle was lost 19.3.1862 during cyclone in the Mozambique Channel. Aigrette sunk 17.8.1859 by boiler explosion off Antivari (Adriatic Sea).
