French aviso Sésostris

For other ships with the same name, see French ship Sésostris.
Scale model of Sésostris on display at the Musée national de la Marine in Paris
History
French Navy EnsignFrance
NameSésostris
NamesakeAmbiguous [Note 1]
BuilderCherbourg[1]
Laid down21 August 1835 [1]
Launched27 August 1836 [1]
Acquired29 December 1852 [1]
Commissioned11 January 1852 [1]
Stricken25 October 1861
FateBroken up 1896
General characteristics
Class and typeRhamses-class steamer[1]
Displacement913 tonnes[1]
Propulsion
Armament
  • 6 guns
  • from 1859: 4 mortars[1]
ArmourTimber

Sésostris was a paddle steamer, initially built as a postal steamer for the Near Eastern service of the Messageries Maritimes. In 1852, she became a steam aviso in the French Navy.

Career

From 1853 to 1854, Sésostris cruised off Western Africa under Lieutenant Chastenet.[1]

In 1855, she was re-armed with mortars for the Crimean War, notably taking part in the Battle of Kinburn.[1]

In 1859 and 1860, she performed oceanographic surveys off Newfoundland.[1]

Struck in 1861, she was used as a floating mechanics workshop until 1894. She was eventually broken up in 1896.[1]

Legacy

A model of Sésostris is on display at the Musée national de la Marine in Paris.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ Sésostris is the French transliteration of Sesostris or Senusret

Citations

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Roche, p. 413
  2. ^ "Maquette de bateau, Sésostris, aviso à roues, ex-paquebot-poste / 23 MG 3.1 | Musée national de la Marine". mnm.webmuseo.com (in French). Retrieved 2019-09-22.

References

  • Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours, 1671 - 1870. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. p. 415. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.