French ship Fontenoy (1858)
The Fontenoy was a 90-gun Suffren-class Ship of the line of the French Navy. She was the only in French service named in honour of Battle of Fontenoy.
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| History | |
|---|---|
 France | |
| Name | Fontenoy |
| Namesake | Battle of Fontenoy |
| Builder | Toulon [1] |
| Laid down | July 1827 [1] |
| Launched | 2 December 1858 [1] |
| In service | 1860 [1] |
| Stricken | 10 February 1892 [1] |
| Fate | Scrapped 1911 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Suffren class ship of the line |
| Displacement | 4 070 tonnes |
| Length | 60.50 m (198.5 ft) |
| Beam | 16.28 m (53.4 ft) |
| Draught | 7.40 m (24.3 ft) |
| Propulsion | 3114 m² of sails |
| Complement | 810 to 846 men |
| Armament |
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| Armour | 6.97 cm of timber |
Career
She was part of the Toulons quadron until 1871, when she was converted into a prison hulk for prisoners of the Paris Commune.[1]
In 1878, her engines were removed and she became a transport. Her name changed to Bretagne and she was used as a boys' school ship for the École des mousses.[1]
She was eventually decommissioned in 1892 and broken up in 1911.[1]
Citations
- Roche, vol.1, p.206
References
- Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671 - 1870. p. 206. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
- 90-guns ships-of-the-line
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