Sphinx-class aviso

The Sphinx class was the first type of steamer corvettes in service in the French Navy. They were motorised by French-made steam engines cloned from a low-pressure Newcomen steam engine purchased from Fawcett, in Liverpool, and made at Indret. Initially classified as "paddle corvettes", they were later reclassified as "first-class avisos".

Ships in class

 * Sphinx
 * Builder: Rochefort
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 * Fate: Wrecked


 * Ténaré
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 * Euphrate
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