French Fourth Rate screw frigate 'La Pallas' (1861)

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La Pallas
Nominal Guns	60	FWAS1786
Nationality	Second Empire Française
Operator	State Navy
Keel Laid Down	3.6.1848	FWAS1786
Launched	1.12.1861	FWAS1786
How acquired	Purpose built	FWAS1786
Shipyard	Lorient Dockyard - Lorient	FWAS1786
Ship Class	Surveillante Class (1823)	FWAS1786
Designed by	Mathurin François BoucherFrench Naval Sailor Privateer Ship Builder Service 1794-1851	FWAS1786
Category	Fourth Rate	FWAS1786
Ship Type	Screw Frigate	FWAS1786
Converted to Steam	1.12.1861	FWAS1786

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:1119
Length of Gundeck54.40Meters178′ 5″ Imperial
Breadth14.50Meters47′ 6″ Imperial
Depth in Hold3.80Meters12′ 5″ Imperial

Armament

15.8.1860Broadside Weight = 888 French Livre (958.3296 lbs 434.676 kg)FWAS1786
Upper Gun Deck30 French 30-Pounder
Quarterdeck28 French 30-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 French 18-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1860466Design ComplementFWAS1786

Service History

DateEventSource
1860

Launched as steam

FWAS1786
1.12.1861

Commissioned

FWAS1786
23.10.1883

Stricken

FWAS1786

Notes on Ship

ImageE-WIKI

https://imgur.com/a/IGK0M

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

FWAS1786Stephen S. Roberts, Rif Winfield, Book

ref:1119 Web Site

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Posted by Gustavo Paredes on Monday 6th of July 2020 04:29

Reported action during invasion of Guaymas, Mexico during 2nd French Empire.
Título : Le Monde
illustréEditor : (Paris)
Datos de edición : 1865-06-24
Contribuyente : Yriarte, Charles (1833-1898).
Directeur de publicationTipo : texte
Tipo : publication en série imprimée
Lengua : Francés
Formato : Nombre total de vues : 52729
Descripción : 24 juin 1865
Descripción : 1865/06/24 (T16,A9,N428).
Derechos : domaine public
Identificador : ark:/12148/bpt6k62245466
Fuente/signatura : Bibliothèque nationale de France, département Philosophie, histoire, sciences de l'homme, FOL-LC2-2943
Relación : ...//catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb32818319d
Sitio de consulta : Bibliothèque nationale de France
Fecha de puesta en línea : 11/10/2012

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