Ville de Nantes class ship of the line

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Class overview
Name: Ville de Nantes
Operators: Naval flag of France French Navy
Preceded by: Algésiras class ship of the line
Completed: 3
General characteristics
Type: 90-gun ship of the line
Displacement: 5150 tonnes
Length: 71.7 metres
Beam: 16.8 metres
Draught: 8 metres
Propulsion:

2730 m2 of sail

3600 shp steam engine
Speed: 12 knots
Complement: 490 men
Armament:

14 riffled 30-pounders
48 smoothed-bore 30-pounders

16 24-pounders
Armour: Timber
Notes: Ships in class include: Ville de Nantes, Ville de Lyon, Ville de Bordeaux

The Ville de Nantes class was a late type of ship of the line of the French Navy

  • Ville de Nantes
Builder:
Ordered:
Launched: 1862
Fate:
  • Ville de Lyon
Builder:
Ordered:
Launched: 1862
Fate:
  • Ville de Bordeaux
Builder:
Ordered:
Launched: 1863
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