Audacieuse, drawn by Roux |
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| Career (France) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Audacieuse |
| Namesake: | "Audacious" |
| Builder: | Brest |
| Laid down: | 1854 |
| Launched: | 22 January 1856 |
| Decommissioned: | September 1864 |
| Out of service: | 11 April 1879 |
| Reinstated: | December 1864 |
| Fate: | Deleted in 1872 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Ardente class frigate |
| Displacement: | 1960 tonnes |
| Length: | 74 metres |
| Beam: | 14.7 metres |
| Draught: | 3.9 metres |
| Installed power: | 2,650 ihp (1,980 kW) |
| Propulsion: | steam engine, one propeller |
| Speed: | 8.5 knots |
| Complement: | 530 men |
| Armament: |
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The Audacieuse was an Ardente class frigate of the French Navy.
She served between France and the Far East, notable ferrying ambassador Jean-Baptiste Louis Gros to China in 1857 and bringing guns from the Taku Forts to France.