French Fourth Rate frigate 'La Persévérante' (1854)

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British 100 Gun
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1812 Renamed "Princess Royal"
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La Persévérante
Nominal Guns	60	ref:1122
Nationality	Second Empire Française
Keel Laid Down	1.10.1829	ref:1122
Launched	13.7.1854	ref:1122
How acquired	Purpose built	ref:1122
Shipyard	Brest Dockyard - Brest	ref:1122
Designed by	Charles Michel SimonFrench Ship Builder Service 1829-1840	ref:1122
Category	Fourth Rate	ref:1122
National Rate	Premier Rang	ref:1122
Ship Type	Frigate	ref:1122
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	ref:1122
Broken Up	28.3.1867	ref:1122

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:1122
Length of Gundeck54.00Meters177′ 1″ Imperial
Breadth14.00Meters45′ 11″ Imperial
Depth in Hold6.54Meters21′ 5″ Imperial
Displacement2628Ton

Armament

1854Broadside Weight = 859 French Livre (927.0328 lbs 420.4805 kg)ref:1122
Upper Gun Deck2 French 22cm Paixhans
Upper Gun Deck2 French 50-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 French 30-Pounder
Spardeck2 French 30-Pounder
Spardeck22 French 16cm Paixhans

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1847513 ref:1122

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
8.1856 - 1856Contre-Amiralref:673

Service History

DateEventSource
8.1856

Flag-ship of the Division Navale of "Pacifique et de l'Océanie"

ref:673

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ref:1122Stephen S. Roberts, Web Site

ref:673 Web Site

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