French ship Castiglione (1860)
 1/20th scale model of Suffren, lead ship of Castiglione's class, on display at the Musée national de la Marine | |
| History | |
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| Name: | Castiglione |
| Namesake: | Battle of Castiglione |
| Builder: | Toulon [1] |
| Laid down: | October 1835 [1] |
| Launched: | 4 July 1860 [1] |
| Struck: | 11 October 1881 [1] |
| Fate: | Scrapped |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Suffren class ship of the line |
| Displacement: | 4 070 tonnes |
| Length: | 60.50 m (198.5 ft) |
| Beam: | 16.28 m (53.4 ft) |
| Draught: | 7.40 m (24.3 ft) |
| Propulsion: | 3114 m² of sails |
| Complement: | 810 to 846 men |
| Armament: |
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| Armour: | 6.97 cm of timber |
The Castiglione was a 90-gun Suffren-class Ship of the line of the French Navy. She was the third in French service named in honour of Battle of Castiglione.
Career
Castiglione took part in the French intervention in Mexico in 1862. She was struck on 11 October 1881 and used as a barracks hulk. She was eventually broken up in 1900.[1]
Notes, citations, and references
Notes
Citations
References
- Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671 - 1870. p. 101. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
- 90-guns ships-of-the-line
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