French frigate Descartes explained
Descartes was a wooden-hulled
paddle frigate of the
French Navy. Laid down as
Gomer, she was renamed
Descartes in 1841 while still on the stocks.
Characteristics
The 540 hp engines of Descartes were made by Fijenoord.[1]
Service
She took part in the Crimean War, and was used to ferry wounded from Italy.
On 17 October 1855, she took part in the Battle of Kinburn.
She was eventually broken up in Brest in July 1867.
External links
Notes and References
- News: Rotterdam, 14 Julij. . Algemeen Handelsblad . 16 July 1845 .
