French brig 'Le Railleur' (1848)

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Le Railleur
Nominal Guns	6	ref:1122
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	State Navy
Keel Laid Down	7.1847	ref:1122
Launched	16.8.1848	ref:1122
First Commissioned	20.8.1857	ref:1122
How acquired	Built by Contract	ref:1122
Shipyard	St Malo - Brittany	ref:1122
Ship Class	Rusé Class (1847)	ref:1122
Designed by	Hippolyte Louis Edouard PrétotFrench Ship Builder Service 1816-1865	ref:1122
Category	Unrated	ref:1122
Ship Type	Brig (Aviso)	ref:1122
Sailing Rig	Brig	ref:1122
Wrecked	11.1861	ref:1122

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:1122
Moulded Breadth8.4Meters26′ 4″ Imperial
Depth in Hold3.45Meters11′ 3″ Imperial
Burthen295Ton
Length on the waterline29.0Meters95′ 1″ Imperial

Armament

16.8.1848Broadside Weight = 66.3 Imperial Pound ( 30.0672 kg)ref:1122
Gun Deck6 French 16cm Shell Gun

Service History

DateEventSource
27.5.1857Rerated as a 150-Ton Transportref:1122
11.1861

Lost at Mooréa in the Society Islands .

ref:1122

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ref:1122Stephen S. Roberts, Web Site

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