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Ship of the line of the French Navy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Navarin was a late 100-gun Hercule-class ship of the line of the French Navy, transformed into a Sail and Steam ship.
1/40th-scale model of the 100-gun Hercule, lead ship of Navarin 's class, on display at the Musée national de la Marine. | |
History | |
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France | |
Name | Navarin[1] |
Namesake | Battle of Navarino |
Builder | Toulon [1] |
Laid down | May 1832 [1] |
Launched | 26 July 1854 [1] |
Stricken | 13 July 1886 [1] |
Fate | Scrapped 1908 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Hercule class |
Displacement | 4440 tonnes |
Length | 62.50 |
Beam | 16.20 |
Draught | 8.23 |
Sail plan | 3150 m² of sails |
Complement | 955 men |
Armament |
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Armour | timber |
Navarin was used as a troopship in the Crimean War before becoming a schoolship in 1862. In 1873, her engine was removed and she became a sailing transport for prisoners sent in deportation in New Caledonia.[1]
She became a hulk in Brest in 1887 and was eventually broken up in 1908.[1]
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