Étincelle-class gunboat

The Étincelle class gunboat was a class of twelve gunboats built for the French Navy in 1855, used in the Crimean War.[1]

Portrait of Flèche.
Class overview
Name: Étincelle class
Operators:  French Navy
Completed: 12
General characteristics [1]
Type: Étincelle-class gunboat
Tons burthen: 350 tonnes
Length: 43.9
Beam: 7.8 metres
Draught: 3.2 metres
Propulsion:
  • Sail
  • Creusot steam engine
Crew: 78
Armament: 4 × 50-pounder guns, 20 × riffled guns
Armour: Timber

Design

The Étincelle class was designed around a wooden hull and a steam and sail propulsion. They carried 50-pounder guns and an assortment of smaller riffled pieces.

Ships
NameShip builderLaunchedFate
AigretteLe Havre1855Lost after an accidental rupture of the engine off Antivari on 17 August 1859[2]
AlarmeToulon1855Sold for breaking 1871[3]
AvalancheLe Havre1855Sold for breaking 1866[4]
DragonneLe Havre1855Sold for breaking 1867[5]
ÉclairNantes1855Sold for breaking 1872[6]
ÉtincelleCherbourg1855Lost in the Mozambique Channel in March 1862, probably due to a typhoon[7]
FlammeBrest1855Sold for breaking 1872[8]
FlècheToulon1855Sold for breaking 1882[1]
FulminanteLe Havre1855Sold for breaking 1879[9]
FuséeToulon1855Sold for breaking 1868[10]
GrenadeBrest1855Sold for breaking 1871[11]
MitrailleToulon1855Sold for breaking 1868[12]

Citations and references

Notes

    Citations
    1. Roche, vol.1, p.203
    2. Roche, vol.1, p.27
    3. Roche, vol.1, p.29
    4. Roche, vol.1, p.59
    5. Roche, vol.1, p.156
    6. Roche, vol.1, p.165
    7. Roche, vol.1, p.184
    8. Roche, vol.1, p.202
    9. Roche, vol.1, p.216
    10. Roche, vol.1, p.218
    11. Roche, vol.1, p.232
    12. Roche, vol.1, p.311

    References
    • Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours. 1. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. p. 203. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
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