French ironclad Provence
| History | |
|---|---|
 France | |
| Name: | Provence |
| Namesake: | Provence |
| Laid down: | March 1861 |
| Launched: | 29 October 1863 |
| Completed: | 1 February 1865 |
| Fate: | Sold for scrap, 10 November 1893 |
| General characteristics (as completed) | |
| Type: | Broadside ironclad |
| Displacement: | 5,900–6,000 t (5,800–5,900 long tons) |
| Length: | 80.72 m (264 ft 10 in) |
| Beam: | 17 m (55 ft 9 in) |
| Draft: | 7.7–8.4 m (25 ft 3 in–27 ft 7 in) |
| Installed power: | |
| Propulsion: | 1 shaft, 1 Horizontal return connecting rod-steam engine |
| Sail plan: | Barque-rig |
| Speed: | 13–14.5 knots (24.1–26.9 km/h; 15.0–16.7 mph) |
| Range: | 2,410 nautical miles (4,460 km; 2,770 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
| Complement: | 579–594 |
| Armament: | 30 × single 164 mm (6.5 in) Mle 1858-60 breech-loading guns |
| Armor: |
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The French ironclad Provence was the name ship of her class and was built for the French Navy during the 1860s.
Footnotes
Bibliography
- de Balincourt, Captain; Vincent-Bréchignac, Captain (1975). "The French Navy of Yesterday: Ironclad Frigates: Second Group – Provence Type". F.P.D.S. Newsletter. Akron, OH: F.P.D.S. III (2): 9–13.
- Chesneau, Roger & Kolesnik, Eugene M., eds. (1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. Greenwich, UK: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-8317-0302-4.
- Gille, Eric (1999). Cent ans de cuirassés français. Nantes: Marines. ISBN 2-909-675-50-5.
- Silverstone, Paul H. (1984). Directory of the World's Capital Ships. New York: Hippocrene Books. ISBN 0-88254-979-0.
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