French_frigate_Descartes

French frigate <i>Descartes</i>

French frigate Descartes

Historical French ship

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.

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Characteristics

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

Service

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

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


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