French Warships built before 1859

To 1859

(pages 18-27)

Ships of the Line
Frigates and smaller types

The steam warships in the French Navy as at 1 January 1859 are summarized in the 1859-1914 volume on pages 18-27. Full details of all of the Navy's early steamers are provided in the 1786-1861 volume as follows: screw three-deckers on pages 52-54, screw two-deckers pages 66-75, 1st and 2nd rank screw frigates pages 115-120, 3rd rank screw frigates pages 160-162, screw corvettes pages 194-202, paddle vessels pages 315-352, screw avisos and screw gunboats pages 353-372, and screw transports pages 398-404. Pages for the sailing vessels are included in their individual captions.