Bisson Class Sloops Class Overview |
Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Commissioned |
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Bisson |
Chantiers et Ateliers Augustin Normand Le Havre, France |
1874 |
N/A |
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Fate |
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Stricken from naval register in 1892.
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Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Commissioned |
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Chasseur |
Arsenal de Brest Brest, France |
1878 |
N/A |
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Fate |
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Stricken from the naval register 1894.
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Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Commissioned |
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Dumont d'Urville |
Chantiers et Ateliers Augustin Normand Le Havre, France |
1878 |
N/A |
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Fate |
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Stricken from the naval register 1897.
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Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Commissioned |
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Chantiers et Ateliers Augustin Normand Le Havre, France |
1877 |
N/A |
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Fate |
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Scrapped after 1897.
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Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Commissioned |
|
La Bourdonnais |
Chantiers et Ateliers Augustin Normand Le Havre, France |
1875 |
N/A |
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Fate |
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Wrecked Feb. 21, 1893 at Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar.
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Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Commissioned |
|
Voltigeur |
Arsenal de Brest Brest, France |
1878 |
N/A |
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Fate |
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Stricken from the naval register 1899.
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Dimensions, machinery and performance |
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Length: |
201' (waterline) |
Engines: |
N/A |
Beam: |
28' 6" |
Boilers: |
N/A |
Draft: |
14' |
Shafts: |
1 |
Displacement: |
846 (935 full) |
HP: |
800 |
Speed: |
12 knots |
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Crew: |
116 |
Range: |
N/A |
Armament as built
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Number Carried
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Type
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Arrangement
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Maximum Range
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4 (a) |
5.5" |
Single mounts |
N/A |
4 |
6 pounders |
Single mounts |
N/A |
Armament notes: |
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(a): |
Bisson and Dumont d'Urville 3 x 5.5" and 1 x 3.9" |
Page published Nov. 19, 2018 |