The Étincelle-class gunboat was a class of twelve gunboats built for the French Navy in 1855, used in the Crimean War.
Design The Étincelle class was designed around a wooden hull and a steam and sail propulsion. They carried 50-pounder guns and an assortment of smaller rifled pieces.
Ships
NameShip builderLaunchedFateAigretteLe Havre1855Lost after an accidental rupture of the engine off Antivari on 17 August 1859Roche, vol.1, p.27AlarmeToulon1855Sold for breaking 1871Roche, vol.1, p.29AvalancheLe Havre1855Sold for breaking 1866Roche, vol.1, p.59DragonneLe Havre1855Sold for breaking 1867Roche, vol.1, p.156ÉclairNantes1855Sold for breaking 1872Roche, vol.1, p.165ÉtincelleCherbourg1855Lost in the Mozambique Channel in March 1862, probably due to a typhoonRoche, vol.1, p.184FlammeBrest1855Sold for breaking 1872Roche, vol.1, p.202FlècheToulon1855Sold for breaking 1882Roche, vol.1, p.203FulminanteLe Havre1855Sold for breaking 1879Roche, vol.1, p.216FuséeToulon1855Sold for breaking 1868Roche, vol.1, p.218GrenadeBrest1855Sold for breaking 1871Roche, vol.1, p.232MitrailleToulon1855Sold for breaking 1868Roche, vol.1, p.311
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