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

CASABIANCA (launched 1859)


CASABIANCA paddle aviso (1st class)

Displacement:	979t
Dimensions:	173ft 11in wl x 29ft 6in x 11ft 1in fwd.
Same, meters:	53.00 x 9.00 x 3.38m
Machinery:	160nhp (Indret).9.79kts
Hull material:	Wood
Armament:	4-12cm rifles
Complement:	100

Name	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Commiss.	Fate
CASABIANCA	Lorient	14.5.58	15.8.59	20.4.60	Stk. 3.5.77

Class. This ship was designed to transport supplies to the penal colonies in French Guiana. This required a ship with not over 9ft 10in draft, coal for 6 days, and capacity for 160t of cargo. She was designed by Le Moine.

Disposal. Casabianca was BU 1884.