INTRODUCTION: THE FRENCH NAVY, 1816-1859

PART 1: GENERAL HISTORY
1816-1830: Rebuilding a Fleet
1830-1840: Retrenchment and Experimentation
1840-1852: Ferment
1852-1859: Towards a New Fleet

PART 2: TECHNOLOGICAL HISTORY
Innovations in Sail
Steam Propulsion
Naval Gunnery
Ship Design

PART 3: SHIP TYPES
Ships of the Line
Frigates
Corvettes
Brigs and Avisos
Floating Batteries, Gunboats, and Mortar Vessels
Small Vessels

PART 4: DEFINITIONS FOR THE SHIP PAGES


The French Navy in 1816

French Navy Ships, 1816-1859

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