French ironclad Colbert
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For other ships of the same name, see French ship Colbert.
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| Career (France) |  |
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| Namesake: | Jean Baptiste Colbert |
| Builder: | Brest shipyard |
| Laid down: | 7 May 1869 |
| Launched: | 15 September 1875 |
| Commissioned: | 1877 |
| Decommissioned: | 1900 |
| Struck: | 1910 |
| Fate: | Scrapped |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Colbert class ironclad |
| Displacement: | 8600 tonnes |
| Length: | 99.1 metres |
| Beam: | 17.6 metres |
| Draught: | 8.1 metres |
| Propulsion: | 4650 HP steam engine |
The Colbert was an armoured frigate of the French Navy, named in honour of Jean Baptiste Colbert.
She took part in the invasion of Tunisia, notably shelling and landing troops in Sfax on the 15 July 1881. From 1895 on, she was used as floating bararcks, before being scrapped in 1910.
