Gomer, by Roux |
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| Career (France) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Gomer |
| Builder: | Rochefort[1] |
| Laid down: | 25 September 1840[1] |
| Launched: | 19 July 1841[1] |
| Commissioned: | 15 December 1841[1] |
| Struck: | 30 May 1868[1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Gomer class frigate |
| Length: | 72.75 metres [1] |
| Beam: | 12.45 metres[1] |
| Height: | 5.54 metres[1] |
| Complement: | 267[1] |
| Armament: |
6 x 16cm howitzers[1] 8 x 30-pounders |
The Gomer was a paddle frigate of the French Navy, lead ship of her class.
She served in the Caribbean in 1843, and later served off France and England after being refitted as a royal yacht for Louis-Philippe.
During the Second French Empire, she took part in the Crimean war and in the French intervention in Mexico.
She was decommissioned in 1868 and broken up soon afterward.