| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Biche | Gaspard Malo, Dunkirk | 12/1846 | 3.9.1848 | 10/1848 | stricken 2.1868 |
|
Displacement normal, t |
439 |
|
Displacement full, t |
|
|
Length, m |
33.9 wl |
|
Breadth, m |
8.71 |
|
Draught, m |
4.30 |
|
No of shafts |
1 |
|
Machinery |
sails + 1 2-cyl HSE geared, boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
120nhp |
|
Max speed, kts |
8.5 |
|
Fuel, t |
coal |
|
Endurance, nm(kts) |
|
|
Armament |
2 x 1 - 81/21 4pdr bronze SBML |
|
Complement |
81 |
Project history: 2nd class corvette, iron hull. Steam machinery carried only auxiliary function. Brig-rigged. Reclassified as 1st class screw corvette in 1856 and 1st class aviso in 1859.
Modernizations: 1855: boilers were replaced by 4 water-tube ones, new high-pressure engine (200nhp).
1857: boilers were replaced by fire-tube.
Naval service: No significant events.
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