Tourville was a 90-gun sail and steam ship of the line of the French Navy, lead ship of her class.
 Tourville (third from the left) at the Bombardment of Sveaborg, 9 August 1855 by John Wilson Carmichael
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| History | |
|---|---|
 France | |
| Name | Tourville |
| Namesake | Anne Hilarion de Tourville |
| Builder | Brest [1] |
| Laid down | 26 August 1847 [1] |
| Launched | 31 October 1853 [1] |
| Out of service | 12 August 1872 [1] |
| Fate | Scrapped 1878[1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Tourville-class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 4,400 tonnes |
| Length | 61.40 m (201.4 ft) |
| Beam | 16.69 m (54.8 ft)[2] |
| Draught | 7.23 m (23.7 ft)[2] |
| Propulsion |
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| Armament | 90 guns |
| Armour | Timber |
Career edit
She took part in the Baltic theatre of the Crimean War, shelling Sweaborg on 10 August 1855.[1] She later took part in the French Intervention in Mexico as a troop ship.[1]
Put in ordinary in 1864. On the 30 May 1856 off the island of Marmora she collided with a British Government Troopship and horse carrier, the Argo returning troops from the Crimea,[3] compelling the Argo to put in for repairs at Constantinople.[4]
She was hulked in Cherbourg in 1871 to serve as a prison for survivors of the Paris Commune. Struck the next year, she was renamed to Nestor and eventually broken up in 1878.[1]
Citations edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h Roche, vol.1, p.443
- ^ a b Sail ships of the line (3rd class, 80-90 guns)
- ^ "General Screw Steam Company meeting". Bankers Circular. 16 August 1856. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
- ^ "Her Majesty's visit to the Argo". London Morning News. 7 August 1856. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
References edit
- Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671 - 1870. Roche. p. 443. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
- 90-guns ships-of-the-line