French frigate Guerrière (1860)

For other ships with the same name, see French ship Guerrière.

Guerrière in Nagasaki harbour, 1865.
History
France
NameGuerrière
Namesake"Warrior"
BuilderBrest
Laid down8 June 1848
Launched3 May 1860
Decommissioned28 May 1888
General characteristics
Class & typeDryade-class frigate
Tons burthen3,600 tons
Propulsion
  • Sails
  • 2,400 shp (1,800 kW) Creuzot steam engine, 1 retractable propeller
Complement475 men (230 if armed en flûte)
Armament34 guns

Guerrière was a sail and steam Dryade-class frigate of the French Navy. She is known as the flagship of Admiral Pierre-Gustave Roze during the French campaign against Korea in 1866.

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