French frigate Audacieuse (1856)

	Audacieuse, drawn by Roux
History
France
Name:	Audacieuse
Namesake:	"Audacious"
Builder:	Brest [1]
Laid down:	1854 [1]
Launched:	22 January 1856 [1]
Decommissioned:	September 1864 [1]
Out of service:	11 April 1879 [1]
Reinstated:	December 1864 [1]
Fate:	Deleted in 1872 [1]
General characteristics
Class and type:	Ardente-class frigate [1]
Displacement:	1,960 tonnes [1]
Length:	74 m (242 ft 9 in) [1]
Beam:	14.7 m (48 ft 3 in) [1]
Draught:	3.9 m (12 ft 10 in) [1]
Installed power:	2,650 ihp (1,980 kW) [1]
Propulsion:	Steam engine, one propeller [1]
Speed:	8.5 knots (15.7 km/h; 9.8 mph) [1]
Complement:	530 men
Armament:	5 × 30-pounder long guns [1]; 6 × 30-pounder howitzers;

Audacieuse was an Ardente-class frigate of the French Navy.

Career

Audacieuse served between France and the Far East, notable ferrying ambassador Jean-Baptiste Louis Gros to China in 1857 and bringing guns from the Taku Forts to France. [1]

Legacy

The Musée national de la Marine in Paris has a model of Audacieuse on display.[2]

Model on display in Paris

Model on display in Paris

Sources and references

Bibliography

Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). "AUDACIEUSE - Frégate à hélice prévue en mixte type Ardente (1856 - 1870)". Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671-1870. Toulon: Roche. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.

References

Roche, p. 56
"Maquette de bateau, Audacieuse, frégate mixte, 1856 / 23 MG 10 | Musée national de la Marine". mnm.webmuseo.com (in French). Retrieved 2019-11-05.

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[Roche-1] Roche, p. 56

[2] "Maquette de bateau, Audacieuse, frégate mixte, 1856 / 23 MG 10 | Musée national de la Marine". mnm.webmuseo.com (in French). Retrieved 2019-11-05.