French cruiser Jean Bart (1886)
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For other ships of the same name, see French ship Jean Bart.
 The Jean Bart off Toulon |
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| Career (France) |  |
|---|---|
| Namesake: | Jean Bart |
| Ordered: | 18 September 1886 |
| Builder: | Rochefort shipyard |
| Laid down: | December 1886 |
| Launched: | 24 October 1889 |
| Commissioned: | 1892 |
| Decommissioned: | 1897 |
| In service: | 1893 |
| Fate: | ran aground and lost on 11 February 1907 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Alger class protected cruiser |
| Displacement: | 4100 tonnes |
| Length: | 105.5 m |
| Beam: | 13.2 m |
| Draught: | 6.5 m |
| Propulsion: | 8 boilers, 8000 HP |
| Speed: | 18 knots |
| Armament: |
4 × 164 mm gun |
The Jean Bart was a 4800-tonne first class iron protected cruiser of the French Navy.
She was built in Rochefort in 1886 and commissioned in 1892. She was reinstated second class cruiser in 1897 and was sent to East Asia. In 1902, she returned to Lorient to be decommissioned.
She was recommissioned in 1906 and sent to the Caribbean. She ran aground in 1907 at Ras Nouadhibou and became a total loss.
[edit] See also
- French ship Jean Bart for other ships of the same name.
