French frigate Audacieuse (1856)
![]() Audacieuse, drawn by Roux | |
History | |
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Name | Audacieuse |
Namesake | "Audacious" |
Builder | Brest [1] |
Laid down | 1854 [1] |
Launched | 22 January 1856 [1] |
Decommissioned | September 1864 [1] |
Out of service | 11 April 1879 [1] |
Reinstated | December 1864 [1] |
Fate | Deleted in 1872 [1] |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Ardente-class frigate [1] |
Displacement | 1,960 tonnes [1] |
Length | 74 m (242 ft 9 in) [1] |
Beam | 14.7 m (48 ft 3 in) [1] |
Draught | 3.9 m (12 ft 10 in) [1] |
Installed power | 2,650 ihp (1,980 kW) [1] |
Propulsion | Steam engine, one propeller [1] |
Speed | 8.5 knots (15.7 km/h; 9.8 mph) [1] |
Complement | 530 men |
Armament |
Audacieuse was an Ardente-class frigate of the French Navy.
Career
[edit]Audacieuse served between France and the Far East, notable ferrying ambassador Jean-Baptiste Louis Gros to China in 1857 and bringing guns from the Taku Forts to France.[1]
Legacy
[edit]The Musée national de la Marine in Paris has a model of Audacieuse on display.[2]
Citations
[edit]References
[edit]- Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). "AUDACIEUSE - Frégate à hélice prévue en mixte type Ardente (1856 - 1870)". Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671-1870. Toulon: Roche. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.