French Fourth Rate frigate 'L'Iphigénie' (1827)

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L'Iphigénie
Nominal Guns	60	FNIII
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	State Navy
Launched	3.5.1827	FNIII
First Commissioned	28.9.1867	FNIII
How acquired	Purpose built	FNIII
Shipyard	Toulon Dockyard - Toulon	FNIII
Category	Fourth Rate	FNIII
National Rate	Premier Rang	FNIII
Ship Type	Frigate	FNIII
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	FNIII
Razeed	1.7.1872	FNIII

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:1119
Length of Gundeck53.92Meters176′ 10″ Imperial
Breadth14.13Meters46′ 4″ Imperial
Depth in Hold6.26Meters20′ 6″ Imperial

Armament

1827Broadside Weight = 888 French Livre (958.3296 lbs 434.676 kg)FNIII
Upper Gun Deck30 French 30-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle28 French 30-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck/Forecastle2 French 18-Pounder

1850Broadside Weight = 750 French Livre (809.4 lbs 367.125 kg)ref:1119
Gun Deck50 French 30-Pound Carronade

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
4.1831 - Lieutenant de Vaisseau , Capitaine en Secondref:6731.1.1849 - 1849Enseigne de Vaisseauref:673

Notes on Ship

ImageE-WIKI

https://imgur.com/a/WQVyy

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

FNIIIAlain Clouet, Web Site

ref:1119 Web Site

ref:673 Web Site

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