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The plans for this class were completed in 4.24 by the same commission that designed the new 100-gun and 90-gun ships of the line .
The hull plans were based on the corvette-aviso Diligente , with 1ft 1in more beam and with the ends strengthened . Their height of battery was 4ft 10in .
Armament : initial 18-24p carr. , 2-18p or 12p
(Several c1834) 16-24p carr. , 2-16cm shell , 2-18p.
Class in 1838 18-24p carr., 2-16cm shell
(Several 1844) 14-24p carr. , 4-16cm shell
Masts : Main 46ft 1in x 1ft 8in ; Fore 43ft 10in x 1ft 8in . Sail area 1338 sq.yd.
The first two were initially ordered as ships of the Cuirassier type at Bayonne , and were reordered on the new plans in 1824 . One of these , Alacrity , was originally named Colibri and was renamed in 1822 .
| Nationality | France |
| Nominal Guns | 20 |
| Approved | 1824/04 |
| Designer | |
| Rate | Unrated |
| Type | Brig |
| Designed Crew | 113 |
| Ships in Class | 21 |
| Design Armament | Broadside Weight = 216.00 French Livre (233.11 lbs 105.73 kg) | ref:1122 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gun Deck | 18 x French 24-Pounder Carronade | ||
| Design Dimensions and Ship Information | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ordered | Shipyard | Launched | Out of service | Fate | Gundeck Length | Length of Keel | Breadth | Depth in hold | Burthen | |
| As Designed | 34.15 | 3.65 | 548 | |||||||
L'Alacrity (20)
1825-1849 French 20 Gun Unrated Brig | Unknown | Toulon - Provence | 25.4.1825 | 16.10.1849 | Deleted from list | 34.15 | 3.65 | 548 | ||
Le Palinure (20)
1825-1862 French 20 Gun Unrated Brig | Unknown | Toulon - Provence | 9.5.1825 | 8.11.1862 | Deleted from list | 34.15 | 3.65 | 548 | ||
Le Cygne (20)
1825-1851 French 20 Gun Unrated Brig | Unknown | Lorient - Brittany | 28.7.1825 | 14.8.1851 | Deleted from list | 34.15 | 3.65 | 548 | ||
Le Faucon (20)
1825-1847 French 20 Gun Unrated Brig | Unknown | Rochefort - Aunis | 13.8.1825 | 22.5.1847 | Deleted from list | 34.15 | 3.65 | 548 | ||
Le Grenadier (20)
1825-1849 French 20 Gun Unrated Brig | Unknown | Rochefort - Aunis | 13.8.1825 | 19.7.1849 | Deleted from list | 34.15 | 3.65 | 548 | ||
L'Alerte (20)
1825-1847 French 20 Gun Unrated Brig | Unknown | Lorient - Brittany | 16.8.1825 | 1847 | Deleted from list | 34.15 | 3.65 | 548 | ||
L'Alcibiade (20)
1826-1862 French 20 Gun Unrated Brig | Unknown | Toulon - Provence | 27.3.1826 | 8.11.1862 | Deleted from list | 34.15 | 3.65 | 548 | ||
Le Nisus (20)
1826-1844 French 20 Gun Unrated Brig | Unknown | Lorient - Brittany | 5.7.1826 | 24.10.1844 | Deleted from list | 34.15 | 3.65 | 548 | ||
L'Actéon (20)
1827-1847 French 20 Gun Unrated Brig | Unknown | Lorient - Brittany | 11.2.1827 | 22.5.1847 | Deleted from list | 34.15 | 3.65 | 548 | ||
L'Adonis (20)
1827-1857 French 20 Gun Unrated Brig | Unknown | Toulon - Provence | 12.2.1827 | 20.4.1857 | Deleted from list | 34.15 | 3.65 | 548 | ||
Le Hussard (20)
1827-1864 French 20 Gun Unrated Brig 1876 Renamed "Larmor" | Unknown | Rochefort - Aunis | 25.6.1827 | 22.12.1864 | Deleted from list | 34.15 | 3.65 | 548 | ||
Le Voltigeur (20)
1827-1850 French 20 Gun Unrated Brig | Unknown | Rochefort - Aunis | 27.10.1827 | 4.3.1850 | Deleted from list | 34.15 | 3.65 | 548 | ||
Le Griffon (20)
1829-1850 French 20 Gun Unrated Brig | Unknown | Brest - Brittany | 2.7.1829 | 29.4.1850 | Deleted from list | 34.15 | 3.65 | 548 | ||
Le Ducouedic (20)
1829-1859 French 20 Gun Unrated Brig 1867 Renamed "Charbonnière" | Unknown | Toulon - Provence | 26.9.1829 | 5.3.1859 | Deleted from list | 34.15 | 3.65 | 548 | ||
Le D'Assas (20)
1830-1851 French 20 Gun Unrated Brig 1865 Renamed "Kermorvant" | Unknown | Rochefort - Aunis | 24.3.1830 | 11.6.1851 | Deleted from list | 34.15 | 3.65 | 548 | ||
Le Bisson (20)
1830-1844 French 20 Gun Unrated Brig | Unknown | Lorient - Brittany | 5.7.1830 | 18.4.1844 | Deleted from list | 34.15 | 3.65 | 548 | ||
Le Méléagre (20)
1830-1857 French 20 Gun Unrated Brig | Unknown | Lorient - Brittany | 7.7.1830 | 20.4.1857 | Deleted from list | 34.15 | 3.65 | 548 | ||
Le Lapérouse (20)
1832-1869 French 20 Gun Unrated Brig 1874 Renamed "Lézard" | Unknown | Lorient - Brittany | 30.7.1832 | 17.8.1869 | Deleted from list | 34.15 | 3.65 | 548 | ||
Le Cassard (20)
1832-1850 French 20 Gun Unrated Brig | Unknown | Lorient - Brittany | 10.9.1832 | 23.11.1850 | Deleted from list | 34.15 | 3.65 | 548 | ||
Le Jean de Vienne (20)
1833-1857 French 20 Gun Unrated Brig 1831 Renamed "Oreste" | Unknown | Brest - Brittany | 4.5.1833 | 20.4.1857 | Deleted from list | 34.15 | 3.65 | 548 | ||
Le Saint Ouen (20)
1833-1857 French 20 Gun Unrated Brig 1831 Renamed "Pylade" | Unknown | Rochefort - Aunis | 28.12.1833 | 20.4.1857 | Deleted from list | 34.15 | 3.65 | 548 | ||