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PHAÉTON paddle avisos (1861)

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
Phaéton     Ernest Gouin, Nantes 10/1859 19.7.1860 1861 stricken 2.1878
Sphinx     Ernest Gouin, Nantes 10/1859 18.7.1860 1861 stricken 1.1873

 

Displacement normal, t

241

Displacement full, t

 

Length, m

40.0 wl

Breadth, m

7.15

Draught, m

1.24

No of shafts

side wheels

Machinery

sails + 1 SE, 1 boiler

Power, h. p.

148

Max speed, kts

6.9

Fuel, t

coal

Endurance, nm(kts)

 

Armament

2 x 1 - 86/15 4pdr M1857 MLR

Complement

44

Project history: 50nhp paddle avisos de flottille, iron hulls.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

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