French brig 'Le Zèbre' (1854)

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Le Zèbre
Nominal Guns	16	ref:1122
Nationality	Second Empire Française
Operator	State Navy
Keel Laid Down	26.5.1848	ref:1122
Launched	4.11.1854	ref:1122
First Commissioned	6.7.1857	ref:1122
How acquired	Built by Contract	ref:1122
Shipyard	Lorient - Brittany	ref:1122
Ship Class	Génie Class (1841)	ref:1122
Category	Unrated	ref:1122
Ship Type	Brig	ref:1122
Sailing Rig	Brig	ref:1122
Deleted from list	8.11.1866	ref:1122

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:1122
Breadth on the waterline9.8Meters29′ 9″ Imperial
Length of Gundeck33.0Meters108′ 3″ Imperial
Moulded Breadth9.6Meters29′ 8″ Imperial
Depth in Hold4.05Meters13′ 3″ Imperial
Burthen542Ton
Length on the waterline32.5Meters105′ 1″ Imperial

Armament

6.7.1857Broadside Weight = 176.8 Imperial Pound ( 80.1792 kg)ref:1122
Gun Deck16 French 16cm Shell Gun

Service History

DateEventSource
8.11.1866Rerated as a Headquarters Hulkref:1122
1896

Complete scrapping .

ref:1122

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ref:1122Stephen S. Roberts, Web Site

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