Audacieuse, drawn by Roux
History
France
Name	Audacieuse
Namesake	"Audacious"
Builder	Brest [1]
Laid down	1854 [1]
Launched	22 January 1856 [1]
Decommissioned	September 1864 [1]
Out of service	11 April 1879 [1]
Reinstated	December 1864 [1]
Fate	Deleted in 1872 [1]
General characteristics
Class and type	Ardente-class frigate [1]
Displacement	1,960 tonnes  [1]
Length	74 m (242 ft 9 in) [1]
Beam	14.7 m (48 ft 3 in) [1]
Draught	3.9 m (12 ft 10 in) [1]
Installed power	2,650 ihp (1,980 kW) [1]
Propulsion	Steam engine, one propeller [1]
Speed	8.5 knots (15.7 km/h; 9.8 mph) [1]
Complement	530 men
Armament	5 × 30-pounder long guns [1] 6 × 30-pounder howitzers

Audacieuse was an Ardente-class frigate of the French Navy.

Career

Audacieuse 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.^[1]

Legacy

The Musée national de la Marine in Paris has a model of Audacieuse on display.^[2]

Citations

References

• Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). "AUDACIEUSE - Frégate à hélice prévue en mixte type Ardente (1856 - 1870)". Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671-1870. Toulon: Roche. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.