French frigate Iphigénie (1827)

Bombardment of San Juan de Ulúa off Vera Cruz. From left to right, the corvette Créole, and the frigates Gloire, Néréide and Iphigénie.
History
France
NameIphigénie
BuilderToulon
Laid downAugust 1824
Launched3 May 1827
Commissioned27 September 1827
Decommissioned1891
FateBroken up in 1900
General characteristics
Typefrigate
Tonnage2676 tonnes
Length53.92 m (176.9 ft)
Beam14.14 m (46.4 ft)
PropulsionSails
Complement513 men
Armament
  • 60 guns :
  • 30 30-pounders
  • 28 28-pounders
  • 2 carronades

The French frigate Iphigénie was a first rank frigate of the French Navy. Launched in Toulon in 1827, she took part in the Battle of Veracruz, and was eventually broken up in 1900.

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