French ship Montebello (1812)
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 1/48th-scale model of the Océan at the Musée national de la Marine in Paris |
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| Career (France) |   |
|---|---|
| Namesake: | Battle of Montebello |
| Laid down: | 1810 |
| Launched: | 1812 |
| Fate: | Scrapped in 1889 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Océan class ship of the line |
| Displacement: | 2 700 tonnes |
| Length: | 65,18 metres (196,6 French feet) |
| Beam: | 16,24 metres (50 French feet) |
| Draught: | 8,12 metres (25 French feet) |
| Propulsion: | sail, 3 265 m² 140 shp steam engine (from 1851) |
| Complement: | 1 079 men |
| Armament: |
Lower deck: 32 36-pound guns |
Montebello was an Océan type 118-gun ship of the line of the French Navy. She was launched in 1812 and refitted in 1821.
In 1851, she was refitted to receive a 140-shp steam engine. During trials, performance under sail was poor, probably because of the propeller which increased the drag.
She took part in the Crimean war as admiral Bruat's flagship, in June 1854. An epidemic of cholera affected 300 sailors aboard, of whom 120 died.
On 5 March 1855 she took part in the siege of Siege of Sevastopol, then in the expedition to Kerch and in the Battle of Kinburn.
In 1860 Montebello replaced Suffren at Toulon as a school-ship for gunnery, and in 1867, she was used as a floating barracks. She was scrapped in 1889.
