French cruiser Châteaurenault (1868)

Châteaurenault was a steam corvette of the French Navy. Originally designed as a commerce raider, she notably served in the Mediterranean during the tense era before the Russo-Ottoman War of 1877–1878, and took part in the Tonkin campaign and the Sino-French War.

For other ships with the same name, see French cruiser Châteaurenault.
Châteaurenault anchored in Lorient. Photo by Marius Bar.
History
France
NameChâteaurenault
NamesakeFrançois Louis de Rousselet, Marquis de Châteaurenault
BuilderAugustin Normand, Le Havre
Laid down19 November 1866
Launched20 July 1868
Commissioned1 September 1869
Stricken16 May 1892
RenamedOnglet 1895
Fate
General characteristics
TypeCorvette
Displacement
  • 1,830 tons
  • 1,979 tons full load
Length78.18 m (256 ft 6 in)
Beam10.74 m (35 ft 3 in)
Draught5.74 m (18 ft 10 in)
Speed14.27 knots (26.43 km/h; 16.42 mph)
Complement202 to 210
Armament
  • originally: 5 x 16 cm gun model 1868
  • from 1879: 7 × 14 cm guns model 1870
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