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21: 73: 44: 818: 808: 823: 828: 833: 813: 474:(22.6–24.1 km/h; 14.0–15.0 mph). The ships could carry 570 tonnes (561 long tons) of coal. They were fitted with three 112: 789: 762: 347: 434:
class was that the boilers of the latter ships were moved forward of the engines. They were powered by a pair of either
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and thirty-four 30-pounder 164.7 mm (6.5 in) cannon on the upper gundeck. On the
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French Warships in the Age of Sail 1786–1861: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates
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Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours
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were twenty 163 mm (6.4 in) Paixhans guns and a pair of 163 mm
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with a sail area of 2,010 square metres (21,600 sq ft).
498: 293: 447: 234: 404: 374:-class ships were repeats of the pioneering ship of the line 178: 30: 312:: 20 × 163 mm (6.4 in) Paixhans guns; 2 × 163 mm 296:: 18 × 36 pdr cannon; 16 × 223.3 mm (8.8 in) 395:
of 16.8 metres (55 ft 1 in) and a depth of
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in the 1860s. Beginning in the mid-1860s, they were
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in the 1850s. Most of the ships participated in the
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The engines were rated at 900 436:horizontal-return connecting-rod 71: 19: 834:Ship classes of the French Navy 814:90-gun ship of the line classes 757:. Vol. Tome I: 1671–1870. 746: 426:The primary difference between 715: 706: 446:using steam provided by eight 365: 362:beginning in the early 1870s. 1: 721:Winfield & Roberts, p. 71 703:Winfield & Roberts, p. 70 685: 7: 753:Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). 658:Sank by accident, May 1913 387:. They had a length at the 10: 850: 511:rifled muzzle-loading guns 380:and were also designed by 314:rifled muzzle-loading guns 643: 154:General characteristics ( 153: 51: 18: 522: 334:, 90-gun, steam-powered 442:that drove the single 679:Scrapped, 1873–1874 645:Arsenal de Rochefort 590:Arsenal de Cherbourg 485:The armament of the 456:indicated horsepower 462:; 1,534–1,644  385:Henri Dupuy de Lôme 237:; 2,057–2,204  458:(2,086–2,235  452:nominal horsepower 440:trunk steam engine 354:or converted into 330:consisted of five 241:(1,534–1,644  43:, August 1858, by 791:978-1-84832-204-2 764:978-2-9525917-0-6 683: 682: 652:17 September 1864 626:15 September 1856 564:Arsenal de Toulon 336:ships of the line 321: 320: 109:Succeeded by 841: 795: 776: 740: 737: 722: 719: 713: 710: 704: 701: 676:24 November 1856 649:2 September 1853 629:20 February 1858 619:Arsenal de Brest 527: 526: 466:). During their 168:ship of the line 77: 75: 74: 23: 16: 15: 849: 848: 844: 843: 842: 840: 839: 838: 799: 798: 792: 765: 749: 744: 743: 738: 725: 720: 716: 711: 707: 702: 693: 688: 673:25 October 1855 632:Scrapped, 1897 525: 444:propeller shaft 382:naval architect 368: 346:in 1859 or the 230:Installed power 114:Ville de Nantes 72: 70: 47: 12: 11: 5: 847: 837: 836: 831: 826: 821: 816: 811: 797: 796: 790: 777: 763: 748: 745: 742: 741: 723: 714: 705: 690: 689: 687: 684: 681: 680: 677: 674: 671: 668: 660: 659: 656: 653: 650: 647: 642: 634: 633: 630: 627: 624: 623:19 August 1853 621: 616: 608: 607: 601: 598: 595: 592: 587: 579: 578: 575: 572: 571:4 October 1855 569: 566: 561: 553: 552: 549: 544: 539: 534: 531: 524: 521: 367: 364: 352:decommissioned 338:built for the 319: 318: 317: 316: 303: 300: 288: 284: 283: 280: 276: 275: 272: 268: 267: 262: 258: 257: 251: 247: 246: 231: 227: 226: 223: 219: 218: 211: 207: 206: 203: 199: 198: 191: 187: 186: 175: 171: 170: 164: 160: 159: 151: 150: 147: 143: 142: 139: 135: 134: 131: 127: 126: 123: 119: 118: 110: 106: 105: 104: 103: 96: 86: 82: 81: 68: 64: 63: 58: 54: 53: 52:Class overview 49: 48: 45:Alfred Bernier 24: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 846: 835: 832: 830: 827: 825: 822: 820: 817: 815: 812: 810: 807: 806: 804: 793: 787: 783: 778: 774: 770: 766: 760: 756: 751: 750: 736: 734: 732: 730: 728: 718: 712:Roche, p. 258 709: 700: 698: 696: 691: 678: 675: 672: 670:11 April 1853 669: 667: 666: 662: 661: 657: 654: 651: 648: 646: 641: 640: 636: 635: 631: 628: 625: 622: 620: 617: 615: 614: 610: 609: 605: 602: 599: 597:20 March 1855 596: 593: 591: 588: 586: 585: 581: 580: 576: 574:10 April 1856 573: 570: 567: 565: 562: 560: 559: 555: 554: 550: 548: 545: 543: 540: 538: 535: 532: 529: 528: 520: 518: 517: 512: 508: 504: 500: 497:on the lower 496: 495:Paixhans guns 492: 488: 483: 481: 477: 473: 469: 465: 461: 457: 453: 449: 445: 441: 437: 433: 429: 424: 422: 418: 414: 410: 406: 402: 398: 394: 390: 386: 383: 379: 378: 373: 363: 361: 358:before being 357: 353: 349: 345: 341: 337: 333: 329: 327: 315: 311: 307: 304: 301: 299: 298:Paixhans guns 295: 291: 290: 289: 286: 285: 281: 278: 277: 273: 270: 269: 266: 263: 260: 259: 256: 255:steam engines 252: 249: 248: 244: 240: 236: 232: 229: 228: 224: 222:Depth of hold 221: 220: 216: 212: 209: 208: 204: 201: 200: 196: 192: 189: 188: 184: 180: 176: 173: 172: 169: 165: 162: 161: 157: 152: 148: 145: 144: 140: 138:In commission 137: 136: 132: 129: 128: 124: 121: 120: 117: 115: 111: 108: 107: 102: 101: 97: 95: 93: 89: 88: 87: 84: 83: 80: 69: 66: 65: 62: 59: 56: 55: 50: 46: 42: 38: 37: 32: 28: 22: 17: 781: 754: 747:Bibliography 717: 708: 664: 638: 612: 594:4 March 1853 583: 557: 547:Commissioned 515: 486: 484: 431: 427: 425: 411:) and had a 376: 371: 369: 325: 324: 322: 174:Displacement 155: 113: 99: 91: 60: 35: 33:in front of 503:quarterdeck 480:ship rigged 366:Description 340:French Navy 332:second-rank 306:Quarterdeck 265:Ship rigged 253:1 screw; 2 177:5,121  85:Preceded by 79:French Navy 803:Categories 665:Redoutable 655:8 May 1865 600:8 May 1856 568:April 1853 507:forecastle 491:smoothbore 468:sea trials 356:troopships 310:forecastle 279:Complement 250:Propulsion 130:In service 773:165892922 686:Citations 639:Intrépide 558:Algésiras 537:Laid down 516:Intrépide 487:Algésiras 432:Algésiras 417:deep load 409:long tons 401:displaced 389:waterline 372:Algésiras 326:Algésiras 261:Sail plan 215:full load 195:waterline 183:long tons 158:as built) 156:Algésiras 146:Completed 141:1856–1889 133:1856–1912 125:1853–1865 67:Operators 61:Algésiras 613:Impérial 604:Scrapped 542:Launched 533:Builder 430:and the 428:Napoléon 377:Napoléon 360:scrapped 287:Armament 100:Napoléon 36:Impérial 606:, 1872 499:gundeck 448:boilers 421:ratings 413:draught 407:(5,040 294:gundeck 235:boilers 210:Draught 181:(5,040 166:90-gun 92:Hercule 27:Emperor 788:  771:  761:  584:Arcole 405:tonnes 403:5,121 292:Lower 190:Length 76:  551:Fate 530:Name 523:Ships 476:masts 472:knots 328:class 271:Speed 122:Built 116:class 94:class 41:Brest 31:barge 786:ISBN 769:OCLC 759:ISBN 505:and 478:and 397:hold 393:beam 370:The 323:The 308:and 202:Beam 163:Type 57:Name 25:The 438:or 282:913 239:ihp 39:in 29:'s 805:: 767:. 726:^ 694:^ 513:. 464:kW 460:PS 423:. 243:kW 233:8 794:. 775:. 245:) 217:) 197:) 185:) 179:t 149:5

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Emperor
barge
Impérial
Brest
Alfred Bernier
French Navy
Hercule class
Napoléon
Ville de Nantes class
ship of the line
t
long tons
waterline
full load
boilers
ihp
kW
steam engines
Ship rigged
gundeck
Paixhans guns
Quarterdeck
forecastle
rifled muzzle-loading guns
second-rank
ships of the line
French Navy
Second Italian War of Independence
Second French intervention in Mexico

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