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French frigate Descartes

Summary

Descartes was a wooden-hulled paddle frigate of the French Navy. Laid down as Gomer, she was renamed Descartes in 1841 while still on the stocks.

History
France
NameDescartes
NamesakeRené Descartes
Laid down11 February 1840
Launched5 March 1844
ChristenedGomer
Decommissioned15 August 1867
RenamedDescartes in 1841
FateBroken up in 1867.
General characteristics
Displacement1,800 tonnes 
Length70.46 m (231 ft 2 in)
Beam13.40 m (44 ft 0 in)
Draught6.60 m (21 ft 8 in)
Propulsion
  • 1785 m² of sail
  • 540 shp steam engine
Armament20 guns
ArmourTimber

Characteristics edit

The 540 hp engines of Descartes were made by Fijenoord.[1]

Service edit

 
Descartes at Sebastopol, during the first day's attack by the allied fleet and armies of France and England on 17 October 1854

She took part in the Crimean War, and was used to ferry wounded from Italy.

On 17 October 1855, she took part in the Battle of Kinburn.

She was eventually broken up in Brest in July 1867.

References edit

  1. ^ "Rotterdam, 14 Julij". Algemeen Handelsblad. 16 July 1845.

External links edit

  • Nos Photographies rares Archived 2007-10-21 at the Wayback Machine
  • Plans of the Descartes