French ship Ville de Nantes

Ville de Nantes was a late 90-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, lead ship of her class.

Launching of Ville de Nantes, by Louis Le Breton
History
France
Name: Ville de Nantes
Namesake: Nantes
Builder: Cherbourg[1]
Laid down: 20 June 1854[1]
Launched: 7 August 1858 [1]
Decommissioned: 1888 [1]
In service: 1862
General characteristics
Class and type: Ville de Nantes-class ship of the line
Displacement: 5150 tonnes
Length: 71.7 metres (235 ft)
Beam: 16.8 metres (55 ft 1 in)
Draught: 8.0 metres (26.2 ft)
Propulsion:
  • Up to 2,730 m2 (29,400 sq ft) of sails
  • Mangin steam engine, one propeller
Crew: 490
Armament:
  • 14 × 30-pounder riffled guns
  • 48 × 30-pounder smooth-bore guns
  • 16 × 24-pounder howitzers
Armour: Timber

Career

Ville de Nantes conducted trials in 1860 until, in December, she was used as a transport to ferry troops to Brest. Her engine having broke down, she conducted repairs until July 1861, after which she conducted trials until 1862.[1]

After the Paris Commune, Ville de Nantes was used as a prison hulk in Cherbourg. She was eventually broken up in 1887.[1]

Notes, citations, and references

Notes

    Citations
    1. Roche, vol.1, p.469

    References
    • Jones, Colin (1996). "Entente Cordiale, 1865". In McLean, David & Preston, Antony (eds.). Warship 1996. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-685-X.
    • Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671 - 1870. p. 469. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.


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