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French ship Tourville (1853)
Ship of the line of the French Navy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other ships with the same name, see French ship Tourville.
Tourville was a 90-gun sail and steam ship of the line of the French Navy, lead ship of her class.
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![]() Tourville (third from the left) at the Bombardment of Sveaborg, 9 August 1855 by John Wilson Carmichael | |
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Name | Tourville |
Namesake | Anne Hilarion de Tourville |
Builder | Brest [1] |
Laid down | 26 August 1847 [1] |
Launched | 31 October 1853 [1] |
Out of service | 12 August 1872 [1] |
Fate | Scrapped 1878[1] |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Tourville-class ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 4,400 tonnes |
Length | 61.40 m (201.4 ft) |
Beam | 16.69 m (54.8 ft)[2] |
Draught | 7.23 m (23.7 ft)[2] |
Propulsion |
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Armament | 90 guns |
Armour | Timber |
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