The Magenta in her early configuration |
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Preceded by: | Amiral Baudin-class |
| Succeeded by: | Charles Martel-class (suspended 1886) Brennus |
| Completed: | 3 |
| Lost: | 1 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Battleship |
| Displacement: | 10,558 tonnes |
| Length: | 99 metres |
| Beam: | 20 metres |
| Draught: | 8.4 metres |
| Propulsion: | 2 steam engines, 8 boilers, 11,000 shp |
| Speed: | 16 knots |
| Complement: | 651 |
| Armament: | 4 × 1 340mm/28 Modèle 1881 guns 17 × 1 138mm/45 Modèle 1888 guns 5 × 450 mm torpedo tubes |
| Armour: |
Belt: 460 mm |
| Notes: | Ships in class include: Marceau, Magenta, Neptune |
The Marceau class was class of ironclad battleships of the French Navy. They were the last barbette ships built in France.
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