The Dévastation |
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| General characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Class and type: | Dévastation class battleship |
| Type: | Battleship with central battery and barbettes |
| Displacement: | 9,659 tonnes 10,090 tonnes full load[1] |
| Length: | 95 m between perpendiculars 98.70 m waterline 10.25 m overall[1] |
| Beam: | 21.25 m[1] |
| Draught: | 7.51 m loaded draught forward 8.10 m loaded draught aft 7.80 m loaded draught amidships[1] |
| Depth of hold: | 7.34 m[1] |
| Installed power: | 12 boilers, 2 Woolf triple expansion engines totally 8,000 ihp (6,000 kW)[1] |
| Propulsion: | twin screw (5.24 m diameter) + sail |
| Sail plan: | ship rig, sail area 1,833 m²[1] |
| Speed: | 15 kn (28 km/h) at full load (steam)[1] |
| Range: | 3,100 nmi (5,700 km) at 10 kn (19 km/h) (steam)[1] |
| Complement: | 689[2] |
| Armament: | Dévastation as built: 4 × 34cm/18 model 1875 4 × 27cm/18 model 1870M 6 × 14cm model 1870M 18 × 37mm Hotchkiss revolving cannon 4 × 14in torpedo tubes Dévastation state in May 1896: 4 × 320mm/25 model 1870-81 4 × 274.4mm model 1875 6 × 138.6mm 2 × 65mm 6 × 47mm QF 20 × 37mm QF 2 × 14in torpedo tubes Dévastation after March 1902 refit: 4 × 274.4mm model 1893 2 × 240mm/40 model 1893/96 10 × 100mm model 1891 and 1892 14 × 47mm QF 2 × 37mm QF[1][2] |
| Armour: | wrought iron 38cm belt amidships 24cm redoubt 6cm main deck[1] |
The French Dévastation class battleships were laid down as part of the 1872 programme. They were a development of the Redoutable (1876).[1] The class consisted of: