French battleship Charles Martel (1893)
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Career (France) | |
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Namesake: | Charles Martel |
Ordered: | 10 September 1890 |
Builder: | Brest |
Laid down: | 1 August 1891 |
Launched: | 29 August 1893 |
Commissioned: | 10 January 1896 |
Decommissioned: | 1 April 1914 |
In service: | 1897 |
Struck: | 30 October 1919 |
Fate: | Brocken up in 1921 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type: | Battleship |
Length: | 115 |
Beam: | 22 |
Draught: | 8.4 |
Propulsion: | 24 boilers steam engine, 2 shafts, 15 000 shp |
Speed: | 18 knots |
Complement: | 644 |
Armament: |
2 x 305mm/45 Modèle 1887 guns |
Armour: |
Belt: 480 mm |
The Charles Martel was an ironclad battleship of the French Navy. She was the first French battleship to use nickel-plated steel for her armour.