The Eylau as a hulk in Toulon (foreground) |
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| Career (France) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Eylau |
| Namesake: | Battle of Eylau |
| Laid down: | 5 July 1853 |
| Launched: | 15 May 1856 |
| Commissioned: | 8 March 1857 |
| Struck: | 22 February 1877 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Hercule class, converted fast screw ship of the line |
| Length: | 68.72 metres |
| Beam: | 16.80 metres |
| Depth of hold: | 8.16 metres |
| Propulsion: |
Sail |
| Complement: | 913 |
| Armament: |
GD 18-36p, 16-22cm No.1 shell; UD 34-30p No.2; SD 2-16cm rifles, 20-30p No.4.
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The Eylau was an converted fast screw ship of the line of the French Navy.
Started as a 100-gun Hercule class ship of the line, Eylau was ordered converted to mixed propulsion in 1852, even before her keel was laid.
She was used as a hulk in Toulon, and broken up in 1905.