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FRANCE
DUQUESNE screw ships-of-the-line (1854)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duquesne | Arsenal de Brest | 4.8.1847 | 2.12.1853 | 10/1854 | stricken 9.1867 | ||
| Tourville | Arsenal de Brest | 26.8.1847 | 31.10.1853 | 12/1854 | prison hulk 5.1871 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 4566 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | |
| Length, m | 62.8 pp |
| Breadth, m | 16.9 |
| Draught, m | 7.99 |
| No of shafts | 1 |
| Machinery | sails + 1 HSE, boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 650nhp |
| Max speed, kts | Duquesne: 10.4 |
| Fuel, t | coal 520 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
| Armament | 4 x 1 - 223/12 No.1 shell SBML, 4 x 1 - 223/11 No.2 shell SBML, 2 x 1 - 194/16 50pdr SBML, 26 x 1 - 165/17 30pdr No.1 SBML, 28 x 1 - 165/15 30pdr No.2 SBML, 18 x 1 - 163/8 30pdr SBML carronades |
| Complement | 814 |
Project history
2nd rank two-deckers, converted to screw on the stocks since 1853. Wooden hull.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
No significant events.
