French Navy Ships, 1816-1859: Shipfinder

French Navy Ships, 1816-1859: Shipfinder

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Ships of the Line

Sail ships of the line afloat in 1816
OCEAN, MAJESTUEUX, AUSTERLITZ, WAGRAM, ROYAL LOUIS, MONTEBELLO, HEROS, COMMERCE DE PARIS, COMMERCE, DUC D'ANGOULEME, IENA, FOUDROYANT, DONAWERTH, EYLAU, SCEPTRE, PACIFICATEUR, ILLUSTRE, DIADEME, CONQUERANT, DUQUESNE, MAGNIFIQUE, VETERAN, CASSARD, PATRIOTE, TOURVILLE, JEMMAPES, MAGNANIME, COURAGEUX, AJAX, LIS, DANUBE, ULM, TRIOMPHANT, NESTOR, MARENGO, TRIDENT, TRAJAN, AGAMEMNON, GAULOIS, ROMULUS, VILLE DE MARSEILLES, COLOSSE, SCIPION, ORION, DUGUAY TROUIN, SUPERBE, PROVENCE, ALGER, BOREE, GENOIS, COMMERCE DE LYON, EOLE, DUGUESCLIN, ACHILLE, ATLAS, BRESLAW, HECTOR, ANNIBAL

Sail ships of the line (1st class, 120 guns)
SOUVERAIN, TROCADERO, FRIEDLAND, VILLE DE PARIS, LOUIS XIV; VALMY; BRETAGNE, DESAIX

Sail ships of the line (2nd class, 100 guns)
HERCULE, JEMMAPES, TAGE, HENRI IV, AUSTERLITZ, FLEURUS, ANNIBAL, DUGUAY TROUIN, TURENNE, ULM, WAGRAM, NAVARIN, EYLAU

Sail ships of the line (3rd class, 80-90 guns)
CENTAURE, SANTI PETRI, NEPTUNE, ALGESIRAS, JUPITER; SUFFREN, INFLEXIBLE, BAYARD, DUGUESCLIN, BRESLAW, CHARLEMAGNE, JEAN BART, TILSITT, DONAWERTH, SAINT LOUIS, ALEXANDRE, FONTENOY, MASSENA, CASTIGLIONE; TOURVILLE, DUQUESNE

Sail ships of the line (4th class, 74 guns)
DUC DE BERRY, GLORIEUX, JEAN BART, TRITON, COURONNE, BARRICADE, DUPERRE, GENEREUX; LA TOUR D'AUVERGNE

Converted screw ships of the line (1st class)
MONTEBELLO; SOUVERAIN; LOUIS XIV; VILLE DE PARIS

Fast screw ship of the line (1st class)
BRETAGNE

Converted screw ships of the line (2nd class, 1852-54)
AUSTERLITZ; FLEURUS, NAVARIN; ULM; PRINCE JEROME, HOCHE, LOIRE, WAGRAM

Converted screw ships of the line (2nd class, 1857-58)
TAGE, DUGUAY TROUIN; TURENNE

Converted fast screw ship of the line (2nd class)
EYLAU

Fast screw ships of the line (3rd class)
NAPOLEON, ALGESIRAS, ARCOLE, REDOUTABLE, IMPERIAL, INTREPIDE, VILLE DE NANTES, VILLE DE BORDEAUX, VILLE DE LYON

Converted screw ships of the line (3rd class, 1851-53)
CHARLEMAGNE; JEAN BART; DONAWERTH, TOURVILLE, DUQUESNE

Converted screw ships of the line (3rd class, 1856-59)
BRESLAW, TILSITT; DONAWERTH, JEAN BART, SAINT LOUIS; DUGUESCLIN, BAYARD; FONTENOY

Converted fast screw ships of the line (3rd class)
ALEXANDRE; MASSENA, CASTIGLIONE

Fast screw ships of the line (70 guns)
SEBASTOPOL, DESAIX

Floating batteries
PROTECTEUR, TONNANT; DEVASTATION, TONNANTE, LAVE, FOUDROYANTE, CONGREVE; REMPART, REVEIL, INDOMPTABLE, COURAGEUSE

Frigates

Sail frigates afloat in 1816
INCORRUPTIBLE, REVANCHE, FLORE, PENELOPE, BELLONE, PALLAS, JUNON, CALYPSO, AURORE, DAUPHINE, MEDUSE, EURYDICE, NYMPHE, GLOIRE, MEDEE, PSYCHE, AFRICAINE, DUCHESSE D'ANGOULEME, ERIGONE, ARETHUSE, FLEUR DE LIS, RESOLUE, NEREIDE, CYBELE, SIRENE, DANAE, PERLE, THEMIS, HERMIONE, GALATEE, AMPHITRITE, CIRCE, PROSERPINE

Converted sail frigates (1st class, 58 guns)
GUERRIERE, AMPHITRITE, PALLAS, MINERVE

Sail frigates (1st class, 60 guns, 1825-47)
SURVEILLANTE, BELLE GABRIELLE, INDEPENDANTE, MELPOMENE, HERMINIE, BELLE POULE, SEMILLANTE, ANDROMAQUE, FORTE, PALLAS; IPHIGENIE; TERPSICHORE; DRYADE, CAROLINE, DIDON, RENOMMEE, SEMIRAMIS, GUERRIERE; URANIE

Sail frigates (1st class, 60 guns, 1847-48)
PERSEVERANTE; VENGEANCE, ENTREPRENANTE, VICTOIRE

Sail frigates (2nd class, 58 guns)
JEANNE D'ARC, AMAZONE; CLORINDE; VESTALE, VENUS, ATALANTE; MARIE THERESE, CALYPSO, SIRENE

Sail frigates (2nd class, 52 guns)
ARTEMISE, ANDROMEDE, NEREIDE, GLOIRE, CLEOPATRE, DANAE, VIRGINIE, CIRCE, HERMIONE, JUNON, FLORE; POURSUIVANTE, ZENOBIE, SIBYLLE; PANDORE, NEMESIS; REINE BLANCHE, ALCESTE

Sail frigates (2nd class, 50 guns)
BELLONE , AMAZONE; DRYADE, ASTREE; MAGICIENNE, THEMIS

Sail frigates (3rd class, 44 guns)
DUCHESSE DE BERRY, VICTOIRE, CONSTANCE, THETIS, ASTREE, ARMIDE; ANTIGONE, CLEOPATRE, MAGICIENNE

Sail frigates (3rd class, 46 guns)
PENELOPE, JEANNE D'ARC; ERIGONE, AFRICAINE, CHARTE, CONSTITUTION, HELIOPOLIS

Sail frigates (3rd class, 40 guns)
PSYCHE, CLORINDE, ISIS, ARMORIQUE; ALGERIE; CERES; RESOLUE

Paddle frigates (450 nhp)
INFERNAL (1843); GOMER, ASMODEE; SANE; CAFFARELLI

Paddle frigates (450 nhp, converted packets)
DARIEN, ULLOA, CHRISTOPHE COLOMB, CANADA, MAGELLAN, CARAIBE, CACIQUE, ELDORADO, GROENLAND, MONTEZUMA, PANAMA, ALBATROS, LABRADOR, ORENOQUE

Paddle frigates (540-650 nhp)
DESCARTES; VAUBAN; MOGADOR

Fast screw frigates (1st class)
IMPERATRICE EUGENIE, TOURAINE, FOUDRE, AUDACIEUSE, ARDENTE; IMPETUEUSE, SOUVERAINE

Converted screw frigates (1st class)
RENOMMEE; SEMIRAMIS; PALLAS; VICTOIRE; GUERRIERE

Converted screw frigates (2nd class, 1856-58)
DANAE; ZENOBIE; BELLONE; PANDORE

Converted screw frigates (2nd class, 1859-69)
MAGICIENNE, THEMIS; HERMIONE, JUNON; ASTREE; CIRCE, FLORE

Mixed-propulsion screw frigate (3rd class)
POMONE

Fast screw frigate (650 nhp)
ISLY

Converted screw frigates (3rd class)
CLORINDE; ARMORIQUE; RESOLUE

Corvettes

Sail corvettes afloat in 1816
GEOGRAPHE, DEPARTEMENT DES LANDES, VICTORIEUSE, DIANE, SAPHO, BAYADERE, AIGRETTE, EGERIE, DILIGENTE, COQUETTE, FRIPONNE, ECHO

Sail spardeck corvettes (26-28 guns)
ESPERANCE; POMONE, HEBE

Sail spardeck corvettes (32 guns)
HEROINE; ARIANE, SAPHO, BOUSSOLE, ALCMENE, SABINE, EMBUSCADE; THISBE; CORNALINE, BERCEAU

Sail spardeck corvettes (30 guns)
BAYONNAISE, CAPRICIEUSE; ARTEMISE, THISBE; GALATEE, SERIEUSE, EURYDICE; CONSTANTINE; AVENTURE, CORNELIE, CORDELIERE, FAVORITE

Sail corvettes (24 guns)
CREOLE, TRIOMPHANTE; NAIADE; BLONDE; FAVORITE, BRILLANTE, DANAIDE

Converted sail corvettes (28 guns)
CIRCE, CYBELE, ARETHUSE

Converted sail corvettes (24 and 14 guns)
SOMME, RHIN, MEURTHE, SEINE, DURANCE; EMULATION, LAMPROIE, ASTROLABE, ZELEE, PREVOYANTE, EXPEDITIVE, RECHERCHE, INDIENNE, SARCELLE, PRUDENTE, INFATIGABLE

Paddle spardeck corvette (1st class, 320 nhp)
CUVIER

Paddle corvettes (1st class, 320 nhp)
PRONY; COLBERT

Paddle corvettes (1st class, 400 nhp)
CATINAT; BERTHOLLET

Paddle corvettes (2nd class, 220 nhp, 1838-43)
VELOCE, LAVOISIER, CAMELEON, GASSENDI, PLUTON; PHOQUE, ESPADON; ELAN, CAIMAN; ARCHIMEDE

Paddle corvettes (2nd class, 220 nhp, 1844-49)
CASSINI; TITAN; NEWTON; LABORIEUX; SOUFFLEUR

Paddle corvettes (2nd class, 300 nhp)
COLIGNY; EUMENIDE; GORGONE; TANGER, TISIPHONE

Screw corvette (1st class, 320 nhp)
COMTE D'EU, PATRIOTE, REINE HORTENSE, CASSARD

Screw corvettes (1st class, 400 nhp, 1850-53)
ROLAND, HORTENSE, REINE HORTENSE ; PHLEGETON, LAPLACE, PRIMAUGUET

Screw spardeck corvettes (1st class, 400 nhp)
D'ASSAS; DU CHAYLA

Screw corvettes (1st class, 400 nhp, 1861)
DUPLEIX; COSMAO, DECRES

Screw corvettes (2nd class, 220-260 nhp)
CHAPTAL; CATON

Sail corvette-avisos (18 guns)
ISIS, SYLPHIDE, BAYONNAISE, CORNELIE, CERES, EGLE, ORYTHIE, PERLE

Avisos

Sail brigs afloat in 1816
ABEILLE, ALACRITY, ADONIS, CURIEUX, GENIE, HUSSARD, EPERVIER, RAILLEUR, OLIVIER, ZEBRE, LAURIER, FAUNE, LANCIER, ECLAIREUR, INCONSTANT, ACTEON, ZEPHYR, EURYALE, SILENE, HURON, RUSE, ARGUS, ECUREUIL, FAVORI, LYNX

Sail brigs (18 guns, 1822-24)
CUIRASSIER, DRAGON, LANCIER, ENDYMION

Sail brigs (20 guns)
ALACRITY, PALINURE, CYGNE, FAUCON, GRENADIER, ALERTE, ALCIBIADE, NISUS, ADONIS, ACTEON, HUSSARD, VOLTIGEUR, GRIFFON, DUCOUEDIC, D'ASSAS, BISSON, MELEAGRE, LAPEROUSE, CASSARD, ORESTE, PYLADE

Sail corvette-avisos (20 guns)
CAMILLE, BERGERE, COQUETTE

Captured sail corvette-aviso (16 guns)
IGUALA, PHYSICIENNE, GLORIOLE

Sail brigs (18 guns, 1842-63)
GENIE, JANUS, VICTOR, NISUS, BEAUMANOIR, ZEBRE, EURYALE, CHEVERT; OLIVIER; MERCURE; ABEILLE

Sail brigs (14 guns)
FAUNE; CHASSEUR; ENTREPRENANT; OBLIGADO

Sail schooner-brigs (16 guns)
GAZELLE, ANTILOPE, AIGRETTE, VOLAGE, SURPRISE, FLECHE, RAILLEUSE, BAUCIS, ALCYONE, COMETE, CIGOGNE, ECLIPSE, AVENTURE, BADINE, CAPRICIEUSE, DUNOIS, SYLPHE, DUPETIT THOUARS, BOUGAINVILLE, ARGUS, LAURIER, BORDA, OBSERVATEUR, LUTIN, FABERT, CERF, MESSAGER, PAPILLON

Sail brig-avisos (10 guns)
AGILE; ROSSIGNOL; PANDOUR; LEGER

Sail brig-avisos (6 guns)
ZEPHYR, LYNX; FABERT, INCONSTANT; RUSE, RAILLEUR

Paddle avisos (1st class, 160 nhp, early)
NAGEUR, SOUFFLEUR, PELICAN

Paddle avisos (1st class, 160 nhp, 1829-40)
SPHINX, ARDENT, CASTOR, CROCODILE, VAUTOUR, CHIMERE, SALAMANDRE, FULTON, STYX, METEORE, PHARE, CERBERE, PAPIN, TARTARE, ACHERON, ECLAIR, ETNA, COCYTE, PHAETON, TONNERRE, EUPHRATE, BRANDON (I), GRONDEUR, GREGEOIS; TENARE

Paddle avisos (1st class, acquired)
ECLAIREUR, RAMIER

Paddle avisos (1st class, 160 nhp, 1844-46)
BRANDON (II); NARVAL, AUSTRALIE; SOLON

Paddle avisos (1st class, 180 nhp)
DAUPHIN, EPERVIER PETREL; REQUIN

Paddle avisos (1st class, 200 nhp, 1847-48)
MOUETTE; HERON; GOELAND; PHENIX; ECLAIREUR, PROMETHEE

Paddle aviso (1st class, 200 nhp, 1849)
MILAN

Paddle avisos (1st class, ex postal)
SESOSTRIS; ANTILOPE; CHAMOIS

Paddle aviso (1st class, 160 nhp, 1859)
CASABIANCA

Paddle avisos (2nd class, early)
COUREUR, RAPIDE; BRASIER

Paddle aviso (2nd class, acquired)
VILLE DU HAVRE

Paddle avisos (2nd class, 80 nhp)
FLAMBEAU; GALIBI; VOYAGEUR; ALECTON

Paddle aviso (2nd class, 120 nhp, 1842)
COMTE D'EU, VEDETTE

Paddle avisos (2nd class, 100 nhp, 1846-48)
ANACREON; AVERNE

Paddle avisos (2nd class, 120 nhp, 1849-51)
DAIM, FLAMBART; GALILEE, BISSON

Paddle aviso (2nd class, ex postal)
AJACCIO

Paddle avisos (2nd class, 100 nhp, 1858)
ABEILLE, ETOILE

Screw avisos (1st class, 200 nhp)
LUCIFER, MEGERE; AIGLE, EPERVIER

Screw avisos (1st class, 250 nhp)
MONGE; FORBIN; FORFAIT; CASSARD, JEROME NAPOLEON, REINE HORTENSE, KLEBER

Screw avisos (2nd class, 120 nhp, 1846-48)
SALAMANDRE; PASSE PARTOUT; PELICAN; ARIEL

Mixed-propulsion corvette-avisos (120 nhp)
BICHE; SENTINELLE

Screw avisos (2nd class, ex postal)
CORSE; FAON

Screw avisos (2nd class, 120 nhp, 1852-59)
MARCEAU, DUROC; BOUGAINVILLE

Screw avisos (2nd class, 150 nhp)
PREGENT, RENAUDIN SURCOUFD'ENTRECASTEAUX; D'ESTAING, LATOUCHE-TREVILLE; LAMOTTE-PICQUET, COETLOGON, CURIEUX, DIAMANT, LUTIN, LYNX, TANCREDE, ADONIS, AMPHION

Gunboats

Screw gunboats (1st class)
ALARME, FLECHE, FUSEE, MITRAILLE, DRAGONNE , AIGRETTE, FULMINANTE, AVALANCHE, ETINCELLE, ECLAIR, FLAMME, GRENADE; COMETE

Screw gunboats (2nd class)
POUDRE, SAINTE BARBE, LANCE, REDOUTE, ARQUEBUSE, SALVE, TEMPETE, TOURMENTE; DECIDEE, PIQUE, SURPRISE, TACTIQUE; KENNEY, BOURDAIS, LE BRETHON, TARDIF; DILIGENTE; ASPIC, COULEUVRE, FRELON, SCORPION

Small

Large sail schooners afloat in 1816
BACCHANTE, BICHE, CERF, LEVRETTE, TORCHE

Sail gun-brigs (4-8 guns)
ALSACIENNE, BRESSANE, MALOUINE, LILLOISE, BORDELAISE, CHAMPENOISE; TACTIQUE, VIGIE, ALOUETTE, VEDETTE, BOULONNAISE, EGLANTINE, CHEVRETTE, PANTHERE

Large sail schooners (6 guns)
IRIS, BEARNAISE, HIRONDELLE, LYONNAISE, PROVENCALE, PHILOMELE, GLORIOLE, DAUPHINOISE, ARTESIENNE, TOULONNAISE, MESANGE, FAUVETTE, TURQUOISE, DAPHNE, DAPHNE, LEVRETTE, FINE, DORIS, ESTAFETTE, GAZELLE, HIRONDELLE, TOPAZE

Sail mortar vessels
VESUVE, HECLA, VOLCAN, DORE, FINISTERE, CYCLOPE, VULCAIN, ACHERON; BOMBE, FOURNAISE, TOCSIN, TORCHE, TROMBE

Small colonial paddle avisos (early)
VOYAGEUR, AFRICAIN; CAROLINE, LOUISE; SERPENT; AFRICAIN

Small paddle avisos
REQUIN; REMORQUEUR; RAMEUR; RAPIDE

Small colonial paddle avisos (60 nhp, 1836-43)
COURSIER; EREBE; ERIDAN

Small paddle avisos (acquired)
CHACAL, ANTILOPE; RUBIS; LIAMONE, VAR

Small colonial paddle avisos (30-40 nhp)
SERPENT, BASILIC; SERPENT, BASILIC; GRAND BASSAM

Small colonial paddle avisos (20-25 nhp)
GUET N'DAR; OYAPOCK; AKBA, GUET N'DAR; ECONOME, SURVEILLANT; CROCODILE, GRIFFON; ARCHER, PIONNIER

Small colonial paddle avisos (60 nhp, 1852-58)
MARABOUT; DIALMATH, PODOR; AFRICAIN, ARABE

Small screw avisos
PINGOUIN; RODEUR; LABOURDONNAYE

Miscellaneous

Screw gun launches
ALERTE, BOURRASQUE, COULEUVRINE, MEURTRIERE, MUTINE, RAFALE, STRIDENTE, TIRAILLEUSE; No.1, No. 2, No. 3, No. 4, No. 5, No. 6, No. 7, No. 8. No. 9. No.10; No.11 (GUEPE); No.12 (ARC), NO.13 (CARABINE), NO.14 (SAINTE ANNE), NO.15, NO.16 (CASSE-TETE), NO.17, NO.18 (CIMETERRE), NO.19 (COUTELAS), NO.20 (DAGUE), NO.21 (SAINTE MARIE), NO.22 (EPEE), NO.23 (ESPINGOLE), NO.24 (FAUCONNEAU), NO.25, NO.26, NO.27 (FAULX), No.28 (FLAMBERGE), NO.29 (FLEURET), NO.30 (FRAMEE), NO.31 (GLAIVE)

Screw sectional floating batteries
No.1, No. 2, No. 3, No. 4, No. 5; No. 6, No. 7, No. 8. No. 9. No.10, No.11

Screw armored gunboat (acquired)
TORTUE

Transports

Sail flûtes (later corvettes de charge) afloat in 1816
SEINE, RHONE, CARAVANE, LYBIO (BONITE), SALAMANDRE, ELEPHANT, LICORNE, GOLO, NORMANDE, CORNALINE, ARIEGE, BONITE, HIPPOPOTAME, TARN, ADOUR, MOSELLE (ABONDANCE)

Sail gabarres afloat in 1816
LOIRE, DURANCE, EXPEDITIVE, PRUDENTE, LA CIOTAT (URANIE), ALOUETTE, CHEVRETTE, LIONNE, COQUILLE (ASTROLABE), TRUITE, INFATIGABLE, EMULATION, EGLANTINE, MARGUERITE, ZELEE, LAMPROIE, ACTIVE, PANTHERE, LEZARD, MARSOUIN, PORTEFAIX (LOIRET), GIRONDE, CHARENTE (ROBUSTE)

Sail corvettes de charge (large transports)
MEUSE, OISE, MARNE, CARAVANE, NIEVRE, ALLIER, DORDOGNE, AGATHE, EGERIE, FORTUNE, ISERE, AUBE, SOMME, RHIN, MEURTHE, SEINE; MOSELLE, DURANCE, LYBIO, GIRONDE

Sail gabarres (small transports)
PREVOYANTE, EXPEDITIVE, RECHERCHE, INDIENNE, SARCELLE, ACTIVE, PRUDENTE, INFATIGABLE; PERDRIX, PROVENCALE, LOIRE; RHINOCEROS, DROMADAIRE, VIGOGNE, ROBUSTE, BALEINE, GIRAFE, MAHE, CHANDERNAGOR, CORMORAN, MARSOUIN, MADAGASCAR, BAYONNAIS, CHAMEAU, GARONNE, BUCEPHALE, LICORNE

Screw transports (large)
LOIRE, DURANCE, GIRONDE, DORDOGNE, RHIN, ISERE, SAONE, MARNE, MEUSE, NIEVRE, MEURTHE, YONNE; SEINE; JURA, CALVADOS, GARONNE, RHONE, AUBE, FINISTERE; ALLIER, ARDECHE, DROME, VAR, EURE, ORNE; SARTHE, AVEYRON, CREUSE, CORREZE, TARN; EUROPEEN; WESER; JAPON

Screw transports (small)
ZELEE, LOIRET, SOMME, ADOUR, ARIEGE, SEVRE, MAYENNE, MOSELLE