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.
 Scale model of Sésostris on display at the Musée national de la Marine in Paris
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| History | |
|---|---|
 France | |
| Name | Sésostris |
| Namesake | Ambiguous [Note 1] |
| Builder | Cherbourg[1] |
| Laid down | 21 August 1835 [1] |
| Launched | 27 August 1836 [1] |
| Acquired | 29 December 1852 [1] |
| Commissioned | 11 January 1852 [1] |
| Stricken | 25 October 1861 |
| Fate | Broken up 1896 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Rhamses-class steamer[1] |
| Displacement | 913 tonnes[1] |
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| Armour | Timber |
Career
editFrom 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
editA model of Sésostris is on display at the Musée national de la Marine in Paris.[2]
Notes
editCitations
editReferences
edit- 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.