French ship Redoutable (1855)

The Redoutable was a 90-gun Algésiras-class steam ship of the line of the French Navy.

History
France
Name: Redoutable
Builder: Rochefort. Plans by Henri Dupuy de Lôme [1]
Laid down: 4 March 1853 [1]
Launched: 25 October 1855 [1]
Commissioned: 26 March 1857 [1]
Struck: 15 November 1869 [1]
General characteristics
Class and type: Algésiras class ship of the line
Displacement: 5160 tonnes
Length: 71.6 m (235 ft)
Beam: 16.8 m (55 ft)
Draught: 8.1 m (27 ft)
Propulsion:
Speed: 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement: 340 men
Armament:
  • 4 138mm guns
  • 4 revolver guns
  • 2 37mm guns
Armour: timber

Career

Redoutable took part in the Second Italian War of Independence under Captain Vincent Moulac. In 1860, she served off Beirut with Donawerth. [1]

She was decommissioned in 1865, was hulked in Brest and used as barracks until she was broken up in 1874. [1]

Notes, citations, and references

Notes

    Citations

    1. Roche, vol.1, p.373

    References

    • Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671 - 1870. p. 46. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
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