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361:: 220 mm (8.7 in)
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532:fore-and-aft rigged
404:Battle of Friedland
160:Battle of Friedland
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1067:DĂ©vastation
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758:22 December
644:The Graphic
524:ship rigged
400:French Navy
280:1 shaft, 1
266:4,428
62:Preceded by
56:French Navy
1360:1873 ships
1344:Categories
1156:Rochambeau
1060:Redoutable
788:References
603:waterline
576:solid shot
500:sea trials
479:Propulsion
330:Complement
275:Propulsion
95:In service
1330:Cancelled
1308:Embuscade
1301:Arrogante
1046:Richelieu
1032:Friedland
669:Footnotes
663:Friedland
651:Friedland
616:Friedland
597:Friedland
587:sponsoned
544:barbettes
520:Friedland
508:Friedland
492:propeller
484:Friedland
465:Friedland
461:bulkheads
446:Friedland
440:, with a
423:Friedland
385:Friedland
371:Bulkheads
296:Sail plan
192:Completed
176:Laid down
150:Friedland
111:Completed
106:1877–1902
98:1877–1898
90:1865–1877
80:Richelieu
44:Operators
32:Friedland
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1239:Henri IV
1232:Bouvines
1225:Jemmapes
1197:Tonnerre
1183:Onondaga
1108:Terrible
991:Provence
977:Couronne
860:(1987).
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338:Armament
300:Ship rig
184:Launched
156:Namesake
119:Scrapped
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1190:Cerbère
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1129:Marceau
1053:Colbert
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620:Lorient
611:Service
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550:The 18-
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438:overall
365:Battery
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286:8 oval
170:Lorient
166:Builder
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353:Armor
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311:knots
306:Speed
255:Draft
87:Built
69:class
67:Océan
1018:Alma
885:ISBN
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804:OCLC
760:2009
655:Sfax
646:1880
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442:beam
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247:Beam
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146:Name
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