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three days later. The neutral
British denied the French permission to re-coal there and the ships were forced to perform it at sea under dangerous conditions. Bad weather and a series of storms beginning in late August prevented the squadron from coaling and the ships were forced to return to France
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was assigned to the Levant
Division on 22 May 1877 and rejoined the Squadron of Evolutions later that year. The ship was placed in reserve again in 1879, but was reactivated in 1882. She returned to reserve in 1886 and was disarmed.
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was converted into a floating battery, but was disarmed in
January 1901. A severe yellow fever outbreak later began aboard the hulk which was scuttled off Dakar on 29 December 1901 as a preventative measure.
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was reactivated in 1882 and rejoined the
Mediterranean Squadron. The ship was placed in reserve again in 1886 for the final time and was disarmed. Condemned in 1893, her engine was removed and she sailed to
632:, backed by 750 mm (29.5 in) of wood. The sides of the battery itself were protected with 110 mm (4.3 in) of armor that was backed by 610 mm (24 in) of wood. The
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and many of the trained gunners aboard the squadron were transferred to defend the city. The squadron resumed the blockade with reduced crews until
December when smaller ships took it over.
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and remained in that status for the next five years. The ship was recommissioned on 21 January 1876 as part of the 2nd
Division of the Squadron of Evolutions; later that year she sailed to
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690:'s birthday in August, to reciprocate British hospitality. They arrived on 14 August and remained for four days, their crews' exchanging ship visits, touring the
496:
was the only ship of the class with an iron hull and differed somewhat from her sister ships. She had a length of 80.08 meters (262 ft 9 in) at the
1048:
de
Balincourt, Captain & Vincent-Bréchignac, Captain (1975). "The French Navy of Yesterday: Ironclad Frigates: Second Group – Provence Type".
598:, but this was changed to a mixed armament of four 240-millimeter (9.4 in) Modèle 1864 MLRs and six 194-millimeter (7.6 in) Modèle 1864
716:, arrived later that month and remained until 2 September; their crews similarly occupied as the British were earlier. In September–October 1866
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878:, French West Africa, where she arrived on 6 February where she was hulked. The ship then served as a floating workshop. In January 1898,
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Ironclads in Action: A Sketch of Naval
Warfare From 1855 to 1895, with Some Account of the Development of the Battleship in England
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She was transferred to the Levant
Division (Division du Levant) the following year and then spent the years 1879–1881 in reserve.
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on 10 December 1863. She was commissioned for trials on 1 April 1864, completed in June 1865, and was definitively commissioned (
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574:(4,460 km; 2,770 mi) at a speed of 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph). They were fitted with a three-masted
393:. Completed in 1865, the ship was initially assigned to the Northern Squadron (Escadre du Nord), sometimes serving as a
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was condemned on 10 January 1893 and her engine was removed; on 11 January 1894 she departed Toulon, bound for
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reached a speed of 13.68 knots (25.34 km/h; 15.74 mph) from 2,918 PS (2,146 kW) during her
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down to below the waterline, the sides of the ships were completely armored with 150 mm (5.9 in) of
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were another 194 mm RML and six 164.7 mm Modèle 1858 RMLs, at least some of which served as
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621:. Sometime after 1867, her armament was changed to a total of eight 240 mm Modèle 1864 RMLs.
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Campbell, N. J. M. (1979). "France". In
Chesneau, Roger & Kolesnik, Eugene M. (eds.).
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1188:] (in French). Vol. Tome I: 1671–1870. Toulon: Group Retozel-Maury Millau.
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679:, England, on 17–19 July by several other French ironclads, the French invited the
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rig that had a sail area of 1,960 square meters (21,100 sq ft).
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participated in fleet maneuvers and comparative gunnery trials. In 1867
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Hildebrand, Hans H.; Röhr, Albert & Steinmetz, Hans-Otto (1993).
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after the war, but was reactivated in 1876 and was assigned to the
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570:-class ships carried enough coal to allow them to steam for 2,410
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385:(Marine Nationale) during the 1860s. She was the only ship of the
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636:'s sides consisted of 100-millimeter (3.9 in) armor plates.
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in 1868. Two years later she was the flagship of Rear Admiral
665:) on the 7th. The ship was assigned to the Ironclad Division (
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in 1898, but was disarmed in early 1901. After an outbreak of
554:) and was intended to give the ships a speed in excess of 13
992:. No. 25643. London. 31 October 1866. col B, p. 9.
787:'s squadron that was tasked to blockade German ports in the
1077:. Greenwich, UK: Conway Maritime Press. pp. 282–333.
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698:. The British then invited the Ironclad Division and the
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Armored frigate build by the French Navy during the 1860s
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on 8 August and arrived off the British-owned island of
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horizontal-return connecting-rod compound steam engine
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When the Franco-Prussian War began on 19 July 1870,
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Dictionary of French Warships from Colbert to Today
647:(Heroine) was ordered on 16 November 1860 from the
488:with thicker armor, more powerful guns, and better
1070:
1073:Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905
861:, where a mob assassinated the French and German
481:class was designed as an enlarged version of the
1266:Winfield, Rif & Roberts, Stephen S. (2015).
800:in early September. By then the Prussians were
504:of 17.13 meters (56 ft 2 in), and a
1300:
1268:French Warships in the Age of Sail, 1786–1861
942:de Balincourt & Vincent-Bréchignac, p. 10
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1123:] (in German). Ratingen: Mundus Verlag.
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32:in 1883, by James Scott Maxwell (1845-1922)
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286:(25.34 km/h; 15.74 mph) (trials)
508:of 8.27 meters (27 ft 2 in) at
329:6 × 164.7 mm (6.5 in) RML guns
892:
1253:. Vol. 1. Boston: Little, Brown.
1213:Directory of the World's Capital Ships
202:80.08 m (262 ft 9 in) (
159:General characteristics (as completed)
18:
1270:. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing.
1165:. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing.
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1234:. London: Swan Sonnenschein and Co.
1117:Die Deutschen Kriegsschiffe (Band 1)
1100:] (in French). Nantes: Marines.
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222:8.27 m (27 ft 2 in) (
1432:List of ironclad warships of France
214:17.13 m (56 ft 2 in)
14:
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748:) and she became the flagship of
445:the following year where she was
808:arrived in mid-January 1871 and
596:rifled muzzle-loading (RML) guns
542:. The engine was rated at 1,000
538:, using steam provided by eight
449:. The ship was converted into a
318:rifled muzzle-loading (RML) guns
44:
22:
1098:A Century of French Battleships
865:in Thessaloniki on 6 May 1876.
316:4 × 240 mm (9.4 in))
1215:. New York: Hippocrene Books.
1121:The German Warships (Volume 1)
1094:Cent ans de cuirassés français
1034:Winfield & Roberts, p. 424
906:Winfield & Roberts, p. 423
712:. The French ships, including
433:(Escadre de la Méditerranée).
322:7 × 194 mm (7.6 in)
1:
1211:Silverstone, Paul H. (1984).
558:(24 km/h; 15 mph).
1161:Roberts, Stephen S. (2021).
1180:Roche, Jean-Michel (2005).
812:the German commerce raider
421:in a neutral Spanish port.
401:played a minor role in the
350:: 110 mm (4.3 in)
344:: 150 mm (5.9 in)
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705:Escadre de la Méditerranée
530:had a single two-cylinder
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988:"French Naval Ordnance".
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356:: 100 mm (4 in)
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1456:Provence-class ironclads
1002:Wilson, pp. 275–276, 278
833:Armistice of Versailles
640:Construction and career
582:Armament and protection
1247:Wilson, H. W. (1896).
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700:Mediterranean Squadron
683:to visit Cherbourg on
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465:Design and description
431:Mediterranean Squadron
1461:Ships built in France
1232:The Franco-German War
785:Léon Martin Fourichon
764:Bernard Jauréguiberry
472:
1092:Gille, Eric (1999).
845:on 14 April 1871 in
745:Escadre d'évolutions
655:on 10 June 1861 and
609:. Positioned on the
1050:F.P.D.S. Newsletter
969:Silverstone, p. 110
675:. After a visit to
603:muzzle-loading guns
403:Franco-Prussian War
960:Silverstone, p. 62
668:Division cuirassée
662:armement définitif
649:Arsenal de Lorient
544:nominal horsepower
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443:French West Africa
154:, 29 December 1901
90:Arsenal de Lorient
1438:
1437:
1277:978-1-84832-204-2
1195:978-2-9525917-0-6
1172:978-1-5267-4533-0
859:Salonika Incident
732:and the ironclad
548:metric horsepower
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99:10 June 1861
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780:vice-amiral
708:) to visit
611:quarterdeck
518:metric tons
512:. The ship
492:qualities.
383:French Navy
260:1 shaft, 1
242:2,918
186:5,969
123:7 June 1865
1451:1863 ships
1445:Categories
1394:Valeureuse
831:until the
797:Heligoland
710:Portsmouth
626:upper deck
619:chase guns
615:forecastle
600:smoothbore
564:sea trials
490:seakeeping
457:, she was
407:blockading
324:smoothbore
303:Complement
257:Propulsion
250:) (trials)
1359:Magnanime
1259:902936108
1204:165892922
990:The Times
887:Citations
810:blockaded
723:Magnanime
673:Cherbourg
653:laid down
624:From the
546:or 3,200
522:long tons
514:displaced
510:deep load
498:waterline
413:coast of
411:North Sea
268:Sail plan
224:deep load
204:waterline
192:long tons
115:June 1865
112:Completed
96:Laid down
1373:Revanche
1366:Provence
1338:Gauloise
1317:Provence
1142:(eds.).
1062:41554533
843:paid off
692:dockyard
677:Plymouth
657:launched
613:and the
592:Provence
568:Provence
479:Provence
459:scuttled
399:ironclad
395:flagship
374:Provence
311:Armament
174:ironclad
169:Provence
152:Scuttled
140:Stricken
104:Launched
67:Namesake
1410:Magenta
1352:Héroïne
1345:Guyenne
1331:Flandre
1240:3788640
880:Héroïne
872:Héroïne
867:Héroïne
863:Consuls
839:Héroïne
829:Augusta
816:Augusta
806:Héroïne
771:Héroïne
740:Héroïne
735:Magenta
729:Flandre
718:Héroïne
714:Héroïne
685:Emperor
645:Héroïne
607:gundeck
605:on the
590:of the
560:Héroïne
540:boilers
528:Guyenne
520:(5,875
494:Héroïne
438:Héroïne
423:Héroïne
415:Prussia
368:Héroïne
348:Battery
306:579–594
238:boilers
190:(5,875
177:frigate
86:Builder
78:Ordered
61:Héroïne
38:History
30:Héroïne
1380:Savoie
1274:
1257:
1238:
1219:
1202:
1192:
1169:
1150:
1127:
1104:
1081:
1060:
855:Greece
847:Toulon
576:barque
566:. The
516:5,969
484:Gloire
447:hulked
397:. The
376:-class
294:2,410
282:13.68
272:Barque
199:Length
171:-class
51:France
1421:class
1419:Océan
1412:class
1184:[
1119:[
1096:[
876:Dakar
825:Spain
793:Brest
696:balls
556:knots
506:draft
387:class
336:Armor
291:Range
284:knots
279:Speed
219:Draft
131:As a
1272:ISBN
1255:OCLC
1236:OCLC
1217:ISBN
1200:OCLC
1190:ISBN
1167:ISBN
1148:ISBN
1125:ISBN
1102:ISBN
1079:ISBN
1058:OCLC
841:was
821:Vigo
814:SMS
726:and
586:The
502:beam
500:, a
477:The
425:was
409:the
391:hull
364:The
342:Belt
326:guns
274:-rig
211:Beam
148:Fate
71:Hero
57:Name
1054:III
819:in
766:.
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911:^
895:^
853:,
823:,
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552:kW
248:kW
244:PS
236:8
1308:e
1301:t
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