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GAZELLE sailing brigs (1822-1841)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gazelle | Bayonne | 9/1821 | 22.4.1822 | 7/1822 | stricken 6.1837 | ||
| Antilope | Bayonne | 7/1822 | 8.6.1823 | 7/1823 | stricken 4.1832 | ||
| Aigrette | Bayonne | 9/1823 | 13.3.1824 | 5/1824 | stricken 7.1832 | ||
| Volage | Arsenal de Toulon | 4/1824 | 9.4.1825 | 11/1825 | stricken 3.1856 | ||
| Surprise | Arsenal de Toulon | 4/1824 | 22.4.1825 | 1/1826 | stricken 4.1851 | ||
| Flèche | Arsenal de Rochefort | 4/1824 | 1.6.1825 | 12/1825 | stricken 12.1851 | ||
| Railleuse | Arsenal de Rochefort | 4/1824 | 1.6.1825 | 12/1825 | stricken 1.1839 | ||
| Baucis | Bayonne | 6/1824 | 30.6.1825 | 10/1825 | stricken 11.1829 | ||
| Alcyone | Bayonne | 6/1824 | 30.6.1825 | 9/1825 | stricken 10.1853 | ||
| Comète | Arsenal de Toulon | 1825 | 15.4.1826 | 6/1827 | stricken 12.1853 | ||
| Cigogne | Bayonne | 6/1824 | 20.7.1826 | 7/1827 | stricken 3.1850 | ||
| Éclipse | Bayonne | 9.6.1824 | 20.7.1826 | 8/1827 | stricken 10.1849 | ||
| Aventure | Arsenal de Toulon | 1825 | 12.2.1827 | 6/1827 | wrecked 15.5.1830 | ||
| Badine | Bayonne | 1.12.1825 | 5.10.1827 | 4/1828 | stricken 10.1842 | ||
| Capricieuse | Bayonne | 1.12.1825 | 1.3.1828 | 4/1828 | BU 8.1836 | ||
| Dunois | Bayonne | 12/1828 | 18.4.1830 | 6/1831 | lost 4.9.1842 | ||
| Sylphe (ex-Primauguet) | Arsenal de Toulon | 1828 | 25.9.1830 | 1831 | stricken 1854 | ||
| Dupetit Thouars | Arsenal de Toulon | 25.10.1828 | 4.12.1830 | 1831 | stricken 12.1864 | ||
| Bougainville | Arsenal de Toulon | 26.4.1830 | 16.5.1832 | 1832 | stricken 3.1856 | ||
| Argus (ex-Étiene Marchand) | Arsenal de Toulon | 11/1830 | 13.6.1832 | 1832 | stricken 4.1857 | ||
| Laurier | Arsenal de Cherbourg | 5.6.1830 | 28.6.1832 | 7/1832 | stricken 8.1849 | ||
| Borda, 12.1839- Observateur | Bayonne | 12/1828 | 26.9.1832 | 1/1833 | stricken 6.1849 | ||
| Lutin (ex-Lahire) | Arsenal de Brest | 1830 | 18.5.1833 | 7/1834 | stricken 12.1851 | ||
| Fabert | Arsenal de Rochefort | 26.4.1830 | 30.12.1833 | 27.4.1836 | lost 16.8.1838 | ||
| Cerf | Arsenal de Toulon | 10/1831 | 30.12.1833 | 1834 | stricken 5.1858 | ||
| Messager | Arsenal de Rochefort | 26.8.1840 | 17.8.1841 | 10/1841 | stricken 4.1857 | ||
| Papillon | Arsenal de Rochefort | 26.8.1840 | 2.9.1841 | 11/1841 | stricken 8.1851 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 320 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | |
| Length, m | 30.0 pp |
| Breadth, m | 8.15 |
| Draught, m | 4.30 |
| No of shafts | |
| Machinery | sails |
| Power, h. p. | |
| Max speed, kts | |
| Fuel, t | |
| Endurance, nm(kts) |
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| Armament | (14 - 16) x 1 - 138/8 18pdr SBML carronades, 2 x 1 - 121/20 12pdr SBML Dunois, Sylphe, Dupetit Thouars: 12 x 1 - 138/8 18pdr SBML carronades, 2 x 1 - 121/20 12pdr SBML Bougainville, Argus, Laurier, Borda, Lutin, Fabert, Cerf: 8 x 1 - 138/8 18pdr SBML carronades, 2 x 1 - 121/20 12pdr SBML Messsager, Papillon: 10 x 1 - 138/8 18pdr SBML carronades, 2 x 1 - 121/20 12pdr SBML |
| Complement | 92 |
Project history
16-gun schooner-brigs, since 1830 brig-avisos.
Modernizations
1826, Volage: re-rigged as a brig
1830, all completed: - ( 2 - 4) x 1 - 138/8
1832-35, all completed: - 4 x 1 - 138/8
1839, all completed: + 2 x 1 - 138/8 18pdr SBML carronades
1840, Volage: may briefly carried (1 - 2) x 1 - 175/3 SBML obusiers
Naval service
Aventure wrecked in fog 60nm E of Algiers 15.5.1830. Dunois was lost, presumably 4.9.1842, with all hands in a storm in the Bahamas Channel. Fabert was lost in Atlantic (presumably 16.8.1838) off Jamaica.
