| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Hirondelle | Augustin Normand, Le Havre | 1869 | 1869 | 1869 // 1873 | stricken 1896 |
|
Displacement normal, t |
1181 |
|
Displacement full, t |
|
|
Length, m |
76.0 wl |
|
Breadth, m |
9.25 |
|
Draught, m |
4.04 max |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
sails + 2 VC, 4 oval boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
1900 |
|
Max speed, kts |
15.6 |
|
Fuel, t |
coal 160 |
|
Endurance, nm(kts) |
|
|
Armament |
4 x 1 - 90/36 M1870 |
|
Complement |
135 |
Project history: Originally an Imperial yacht, the Hirondelle was wooden-hulled and ship-rigged. She was later reboilered with Bellevilles.
Modernizations: 1870s: + 8 x 5 - 37/17 Hotchkiss, 2 - 356 TT (aw)
1880s: reboilered with 4 Belleville boilers
Naval service: No significant events.
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