| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Cuvier | Arsenal de Lorient | 20.1.1841 | 5.9.1842 | 1/1843 | fire 25.1.1848 |
|
Displacement normal, t |
1656 |
|
Displacement full, t |
|
|
Length, m |
60.0 pp |
|
Breadth, m |
11.0 |
|
Draught, m |
4.75 |
|
No of shafts |
side wheels |
|
Machinery |
sails + 1 HSE direct action, boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
618 |
|
Max speed, kts |
8 |
|
Fuel, t |
coal |
|
Endurance, nm(kts) |
|
|
Armament |
4 x 1 - 223/11 shell SBML, 8 x 1 - 165/15 30pdr No.2 SBML |
|
Complement |
180 |
Project history: 320nhp paddle corvette, later 1st class paddle corvette.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: Cuvier burned off Mahon, Majorca 25.1.1848 following the spontaneous combustion of the coal in her bunkers.
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