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MARCEAU screw avisos (1853)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marceau | Arsenal de Cherbourg | 20.4.1850 | 19.5.1852 | 3/1853 | stricken 8.1871 | ||
| Duroc | Arsenal de Cherbourg | 29.4.1850 | 17.6.1852 | 1/1853 | wrecked 13.8.1856 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 450 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | |
| Length, m | 43.2 pp |
| Breadth, m | 7.80 |
| Draught, m | 3.22 |
| No of shafts | 1 |
| Machinery | sails + 1 2-cyl VSE oscillating, geared, boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 120nhp |
| Max speed, kts | Marceau: 9.1 Duroc: 9.6 |
| Fuel, t | coal 81 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) |
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| Armament | 2 x 1 - 153/16 24pdr SBML |
| Complement | 73 |
Project history
120nhp screw 2nd class avisos, wooden hulls.
Modernizations
by 1860, both: - 2 x 1 - 153/16; + 4 x 1 - 121/19 12pdr SBML
by 1861, both: - 4 x 1 - 121/19; + 4 x 1 - 163/13 shell SBML
Naval service
Duroc wrecked 13.8.1856 on the Mellish Reef off New Caledonia.
