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French frigate Audacieuse (1856)

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Name
  
Audacieuse

Laid down
  
1854

Out of service
  
11 April 1879

Construction started
  
1854

Length
  
74 m

Draft
  
3.9 m

Namesake
  
"Audacious"

Decommissioned
  
September 1864

Reinstated
  
December 1864

Launched
  
22 January 1856

Weight
  
1,960 tons

Builder
  
Brest

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

She 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.

References

French frigate Audacieuse (1856) Wikipedia