French ship Navarin (1854)

Navarin 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 Navarin 's class, on display at the Musée national de la Marine.
History
French Navy EnsignFrance
NameNavarin[1]
NamesakeBattle of Navarino
BuilderToulon [1]
Laid downMay 1832 [1]
Launched26 July 1854 [1]
Stricken13 July 1886 [1]
FateScrapped 1908
General characteristics
Class and typeHercule class
Displacement4440 tonnes
Length62.50
Beam16.20
Draught8.23
Sail plan3150 m² of sails
Complement955 men
Armament
Armourtimber

Service history

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Navarin was used as a troopship in the Crimean War before becoming a schoolship in 1862. In 1873, her engine was removed and she became a sailing transport for prisoners sent in deportation in New Caledonia.[1]

She became a hulk in Brest in 1887 and was eventually broken up in 1908.[1]

Citations

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Roche, vol.1, p.322

References

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  • Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671 - 1870. p. 322. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
  • 100-guns ships of the line