French ship Tage
 Scale model on display at the Musée National de la Marine in Paris | |
| Career (France) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Tage |
| Namesake: | Battle of the Tagus |
| Builder: | Brest shipyard |
| Laid down: | 26 August 1824 |
| Launched: | 15 August 1847 |
| Struck: | 6 May 1884 |
| Fate: | Scrapped |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 4 331 tonnes |
| Length: | 65.02 m (213.3 ft) |
| Beam: | 16.82 m (55.2 ft) |
| Draught: | 7.55 m (24.8 ft) |
| Propulsion: | Sail ( 2668 m²) Napier steam engine, 500 shp |
| Speed: | 10.7 knots (19.8 km/h; 12.3 mph) |
| Capacity: | 170 tonnes of coal |
| Complement: | 883 men |
| Armament: | 1858 Lower deck:16 36-pounders, 16 22cm-Praixans guns |
| Armour: | Timber |
The Tage ("Tagus") was a 100-gun ship of the line of the French Navy.
She was laid down as Polyphème in 1824, renamed Saint Louis, and eventually Tage. She was launched only in 1847. From 1857 to 1858, she was converted to steam ship.
She was used as a prison ship for the insurgents of the Commune of Paris, and later was used to ferry prisoners to New Caledonia.
She served as a hulk before being scrapped in 1896.
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