French frigate Audacieuse (1856)

Audacieuse was an Ardente-class frigate of the French Navy.

For other ships with the same name, see French ship Audacieuse.
Audacieuse, drawn by Roux
History
France
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:

Career

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

The Musée national de la Marine in Paris has a model of Audacieuse on display.[2]

Model on display in Paris
  • Model on display in Paris

Sources and references

Bibliography
  • 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.

References
  1. Roche, p. 56
  2. "Maquette de bateau, Audacieuse, frégate mixte, 1856 / 23 MG 10 | Musée national de la Marine". mnm.webmuseo.com (in French). Retrieved 2019-11-05.
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