French gun-brig 'La Panthère' (1844)

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La Panthère
Nominal Guns	4	ref:1122
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	State Navy
Launched	17.2.1844	ref:1122
How acquired	Built by Contract	ref:1122
Shipyard	Lorient - Brittany	ref:1122
Ship Class	Tactique Class (1839)	ref:1122
Category	Unrated	ref:1122
Ship Type	Gun-brig	ref:1122
Sailing Rig	Brig	ref:1122
Deleted from list	10.5.1858	ref:1122

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:1122
Length of Gundeck28.06Meters92′ 0″ Imperial
Moulded Breadth7.70Meters25′ 3″ Imperial
Breadth (inside Planking)7.50Meters24′ 7″ Imperial
Depth in Hold2.71Meters8′ 10″ Imperial
Draught Aft2.83Meters9′ 3″ Imperial
Burthen265Ton
Length on the waterline27.80Meters91′ 2″ Imperial

Armament

17.2.1844Broadside Weight = 44.2 Imperial Pound ( 20.0448 kg)ref:1122
Gun Deck4 French 16cm Shell Gun

Service History

DateEventSource
10.5.1858Rerated as a Bargeref:1122
1888

Complete scrapping .

ref:1122

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ref:1122Stephen S. Roberts, Web Site

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Thursday 11th of June 2026 03:39	Jon Miller	British Fifth Rate frigate 'Hebe' (1782) (38) 1782-1811 British 38 Gun 5th Rate Frigate 1805 Renamed "Blonde"
Thursday 11th of June 2026 03:03	Jon Miller	British Fifth Rate frigate 'Sirius' (1797) (36) 1797-1810 British 36 Gun 5th Rate Frigate
Thursday 11th of June 2026 02:59	Jon Miller	James Richard DacresBritish Naval Sailor Service 1762-1808
Thursday 11th of June 2026 02:57	Jon Miller	Spanish Fifth Rate frigate 'Prueba' (1802) (40) 1802-1822 Spanish 40 Gun 5th Rate Frigate
Thursday 11th of June 2026 02:54	Jon Miller	British Third Rate ship of the line 'Saturn' (1786) (74) 1786-1813 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line

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