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TACTIQUE sailing brigs (1839-1846)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tactique | Arsenal de Rochefort | 20.12.1838 | 29.3.1839 | 5/1839 | stricken 5.1858 | ||
| Vigie | Arsenal de Rochefort | 24.12.1838 | 30.3.1839 | 5/1839 | stricken 5.1858 | ||
| Églantine | Arsenal de Lorient | 2.1.1839 | 13.6.1839 | 9/1839 | stricken 5.1858 | ||
| Boulonnaise | Arsenal de Lorient | 12/1838 | 16.5.1839 | 8/1839 | stricken 1846 | ||
| Alouette | Arsenal de Cherbourg | 2.1.1839 | 14.5.1839 | 8/1839 | stricken 5.1858 | ||
| Vedette | Arsenal de Cherbourg | 2.1.1839 | 14.5.1839 | 8/1839 | wrecked 6.10.1842 | ||
| Chevrette | Arsenal de Cherbourg | 5.10.1842 | 23.9.1843 | 1/1846 | collision 19.10.1846 | ||
| Panthère | Arsenal de Lorient | 17.2.1841 | 17.2.1844 | 3/1844 | stricken 5.1858 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 265 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | |
| Length, m | 28.1 pp |
| Breadth, m | 7.70 |
| Draught, m | 2.83 |
| No of shafts | |
| Machinery | sails |
| Power, h. p. | |
| Max speed, kts | |
| Fuel, t | |
| Endurance, nm(kts) |
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| Armament | 4 x 1 - 163/13 shell SBML |
| Complement | 50 |
Project history
4-gun gunbrigs.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
Vedette wrecked 6.10.1842 on the West coast of Miquelon. Chevrette sunk 19.10.1846 after collision with transport Prévoyante in the entrance to the Firth of Forth, Scotland.
