- Design
- Ships
- Citations and references Notes Citations References
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}} | The Étincelle class gunboat was a class of twelve gunboats built for the French Navy in 1855, used in the Crimean War.[1] DesignThe Étincelle class was designed around a wooden hull and a steam and sail propulsion. They carried 50-pounder guns and an assortment of smaller riffled pieces. Ships| Name | Ship builder | Launched | Fate | | Aigrette | Le Havre | 1855 | Lost after an accidental rupture of the engine off Antivari on 17 August 1859[1] | | Alarme | Toulon | 1855 | Sold for breaking 1871[2] | | Avalanche | Le Havre | 1855 | Sold for breaking 1866[3] | | Dragonne | Le Havre | 1855 | Sold for breaking 1867[4] | | Éclair | Nantes | 1855 | Sold for breaking 1872[5] | | Étincelle | Cherbourg | 1855 | Lost in the Mozambique Channel in March 1862, probably due to a typhoon[6] | | Flamme | Brest | 1855 | Sold for breaking 1872[7] | | Flèche | Toulon | 1855 | Sold for breaking 1882[8] | | Fulminante | Le Havre | 1855 | Sold for breaking 1879[9] | | Fusée | Toulon | 1855 | Sold for breaking 1868[10] | | Grenade | Brest | 1855 | Sold for breaking 1871[11] | | Mitraille | Toulon | 1855 | Sold for breaking 1868[12] |
Citations and references Notes1. ^Roche, vol.1, p.27
2. ^Roche, vol.1, p.29
3. ^Roche, vol.1, p.59
4. ^Roche, vol.1, p.156
5. ^Roche, vol.1, p.165
6. ^Roche, vol.1, p.184
7. ^Roche, vol.1, p.202
8. ^1 2 Roche, vol.1, p.203
9. ^Roche, vol.1, p.216
10. ^Roche, vol.1, p.218
11. ^Roche, vol.1, p.232
12. ^Roche, vol.1, p.311
Citations{{Reflist|30em}}References- {{cite book|first=Jean-Michel|last=Roche|year=2005|title=Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours|isbn=978-2-9525917-0-6|oclc=165892922|publisher=Group Retozel-Maury Millau|volume=1|page=203}}
{{Étincelle-class gunboat}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Etincelle-class gunboat}} 3 : Gunboat classes|1850s ships|Gunboats of the French Navy |