French frigate Gomer (1841)
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| Career (France) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Gomer |
| Builder: | Rochefort[1] |
| Laid down: | 25 September 1840[1] |
| Launched: | 19 July 1841[1] |
| Commissioned: | 15 December 1841[1] |
| Struck: | 30 May 1868[1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Gomer class frigate |
| Length: | 72.75 metres [1] |
| Beam: | 12.45 metres[1] |
| Height: | 5.54 metres[1] |
| Complement: | 267[1] |
| Armament: |
6 x 16cm howitzers[1] 8 x 30-pounders |
The Gomer was a paddle frigate of the French Navy, lead ship of her class.
She served in the Caribbean in 1843, and later served off France and England after being refitted as a royal yacht for Louis-Philippe.
During the Second French Empire, she took part in the Crimean war and in the French intervention in Mexico.
She was decommissioned in 1868 and broken up soon afterward.
Sources and references
- Jean-Michel Roche, Dictionnaire des Bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours, tome I
- 1842. Le Gomer, frégate à roues (France)
