French ship Bayard (1847)
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For other ships with the same name, see French ship Bayard.
The Bayard was a 90-gun Ship of the line of the French Navy. She was the first ship in French service named in honour of Pierre Terrail, seigneur de Bayard.
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1/20th scale model of Suffren, lead ship of Bayard's class, on display at the Musée national de la Marine | |
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France | |
Name | Bayard |
Namesake | Pierre Terrail, seigneur de Bayard |
Builder | Lorient [1] |
Laid down | 1 July 1823 [1] |
Launched | 28 August 1847 [1] |
Stricken | 20 June 1872 [1] |
Fate | Scrapped 1879 |
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 |
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