French ironclad Neptune
 The Neptune on Penfeld river, c. 1892, by Edmond Chagot | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 France | |
| Name: | Neptune |
| Namesake: | Neptune |
| Ordered: | 7 October 1880 |
| Builder: | Brest |
| Laid down: | 17 April 1882 |
| Launched: | 7 May 1887 |
| Commissioned: | 1892 |
| In service: | 23 December 1892 |
| Out of service: | 4 February 1908 |
| Fate: | Sunk as target ship in 1913 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Marceau-class ironclad |
| Displacement: | 10,558 tonnes |
| Length: | 99 m (325 ft) |
| Beam: | 20 m (66 ft) |
| Draught: | 8.4 m (28 ft) |
| Installed power: | 8 boilers, 11,000 shp (8,200 kW) |
| Propulsion: | 2 steam engines |
| Speed: | 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
| Complement: | 651 |
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Neptune was an ironclad battleship of the French Navy.
Service history
Neptune served in the Mediterranean squadron until 1898, when she was used as a training ship, and as a hulk from February 1908.
She was eventually sunk as target off Cherbourg.
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