Turenne was a late 100-gun Hercule-class ship of the line of the French Navy, transformed into a Sail and Steam ship.
 1/40th-scale model of the 100-gun Hercule, lead ship of Turenne 's class, on display at the Musée national de la Marine.
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| History | |
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 France | |
| Name | Turenne[1] |
| Namesake | Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne |
| Builder | Rochefort [1] |
| Laid down | 13 June 1827 [1] |
| Launched | 15 April 1854 [1] |
| Stricken | 25 November 1867 [1] |
| Fate | Scrapped 1887 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Hercule class |
| Displacement | 4440 tonnes |
| Length | 62.50 |
| Beam | 16.20 |
| Draught | 8.23 |
| Sail plan | 3150 m2 of sails |
| Complement | 955 men |
| Armament |
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| Armour | timber |
Service history edit
Soon after her commissioning, Turenne was used as a troopship in the Crimean War. Transformed into a steam and sail ship in 1858 and 1859, she conducted trials in 1860 and served during the French intervention in Mexico.[1]
Put in ordinary from 1862, she was decommissioned in 1867 and used as a coaling hulk in Brest from 1869. She was eventually broken up around 1887.[1]
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References edit
- Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671 - 1870. p. 450. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
- 100-guns ships of the line