| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Descartes (ex-Gomer) | Arsenal de Rochefort | 11.2.1840 | 5.3.1844 | 5/1845 | stricken 7.1867 |
|
Displacement normal, t |
3037 |
|
Displacement full, t |
|
|
Length, m |
70.5 pp |
|
Breadth, m |
12.7 |
|
Draught, m |
5.97 |
|
No of shafts |
side wheels |
|
Machinery |
sails + 1 2-cyl HSE, side-lever, boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
1200 |
|
Max speed, kts |
|
|
Fuel, t |
coal |
|
Endurance, nm(kts) |
|
|
Armament |
8 x 1 - 223/12 No.1 shell SBML, 8 x 1 - 165/17 30pdr No.1 SBML |
|
Complement |
304 |
Project history: 540nhp paddle frigate.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
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