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Dragon Class

Bow Chaserref:1122

8 or 12-pounder


Scrappingref:1122

Cuirassier and Endymion were scrapping at Brest immediately after being struck , and Lancier was scrapping there in 1854-55 .


Plansref:1122

Plans for this class, the navy's first post-Napoleonic brigs , were completed by Barrallier in 7.21 .
The height of their battery above the water was 5ft 4in .



NationalityFrance
Nominal Guns18
Approved1821/07
Designer 
RateUnrated
TypeBrig
Designed Crew107
Ships in Class4

Design ArmamentBroadside Weight = 200.00 French Livre (215.84 lbs 97.90 kg)ref:1122
Gun Deck16 x French 24-Pounder Carronade
Bow Chaser2 x French 8-Pounder

Design Dimensions and Ship Information
 OrderedShipyardLaunchedOut of serviceFateGundeck LengthLength of KeelBreadthDepth in holdBurthen
As Designed     33.32 8.973.52398
Le Lancier (18) 1822-1842
French 18 Gun
Unrated Brig
UnknownLorient - Brittany 1.8.182217.8.1842Deleted from list33.32 8.973.52398
Le Cuirassier (18) 1822-1843
French 18 Gun
Unrated Brig
UnknownToulon - Provence 6.9.18226.11.1843Deleted from list33.32 8.973.52398
Le Dragon (18) 1822-1854
French 18 Gun
Unrated Brig
UnknownBrest - Brittany 24.12.182211.10.1854Deleted from list33.32 8.973.52398
L'Endymion (18) 1824-1840
French 18 Gun
Unrated Brig
UnknownLorient - Brittany 26.7.18243.10.1840Deleted from list33.32 8.973.52398

Sources


IDNameAuthorType
ref:1122ShipscribeStephen S. Roberts, Web Site
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