Ville de Nantes-class ship of the line
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The Ville de Nantes class consisted of three second-rank, 90-gun, steam-powered ships of the line built for the French Navy in the 1850s. Most of the ships participated in the Second French intervention in Mexico in the 1860s and spent extensive amounts of time in reserve. In 1871–1872 the sister ships were used as prison ships after the Paris Commune was crushed by the French government in 1871.
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Launching of Ville de Nantes, by Louis Le Breton | |
Class overview | |
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Name | Ville de Nantes |
Operators | French Navy |
Preceded by | Algésiras-class ship of the line |
Built | 1854–1861 |
In service | 1860–1894 |
In commission | 1860–1879 |
Completed | 3 |
General characteristics (as built) | |
Type | 90-gun ship of the line |
Displacement | 5,121 t (5,040 long tons) |
Length | 71.23–71.76 m (233 ft 8 in – 235 ft 5 in) (waterline) |
Beam | 16.8 m (55 ft 1 in) |
Draught | 8.45 m (27 ft 9 in) (full load) |
Depth of hold | 8.16 m (26 ft 9 in) |
Installed power | 8 boilers; 3,600 PS (2,600 kW) |
Propulsion | 1 screw; 2 steam engines |
Sail plan | Ship rigged |
Speed | 11–12 knots (20–22 km/h; 13–14 mph) |
Complement | 913 |
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