French battleship Amiral Duperré (1879)
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 Scale model on display at the Musée de la Marine in Paris |
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| Career (France) |  |
|---|---|
| Namesake: | Guy-Victor Duperré |
| Builder: | La Seyne-sur-Mer |
| Laid down: | 7 December 1876 |
| Launched: | 11 September 1879 |
| Commissioned: | April 1883 |
| In service: | 21 April 1883 |
| Out of service: | 13 June 1906 |
| Struck: | 13 August 1906 |
| Fate: | Broken up in 1909 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Unique ironclad battleship |
| Displacement: | 11 200 tonnes |
| Length: | 98.9 metres |
| Beam: | 20.4 metres |
| Draught: | 7.8 metres |
| Propulsion: | 8120 shp |
| Speed: | 14 knots |
| Complement: | 664 |
| Armament: |
4 x 340 mm/18 guns |
The Amiral Duperré was an early battleship of the French Navy. She was the first barbette ironclad built by France.
She served in the Mediterranean squadron. On 13 December 1888, during an exercice, one of her guns exploded, killing 6. She was transferred to the Northern fleet in 1898.
From December 1906, she was used as a target. She was eventually broken up in 1909.
The Amiral Baudin class was largely designed by elaborating on her layout.
