Provence-class ironclad

The Provence-class ironclads were a group of 10 armored frigates built for the French Navy during the 1860s. They were succeeded by the Ocean-class ironclads.[1]

Right elevation line drawing of the design. The shaded area represents the armor protection.
Class overview
Name: Provence-class
Operators:  French Navy
Preceded by: Magenta class
Succeeded by: Océan class
Built: 1861–1867
In commission: 1863–1893
Completed: 10
Scrapped: 10
General characteristics (as completed)
Type: Broadside ironclad
Displacement: 5,900–6,000 t (5,800–5,900 long tons)
Length: 80.72 m (264 ft 10 in)
Beam: 17 m (55 ft 9 in)
Draft: 7.7–8.4 m (25 ft 3 in–27 ft 7 in)
Installed power:
  • 3,050–3,600 ihp (2,270–2,680 kW)
  • 8–9 oval boilers
Propulsion: 1 shaft, 1 Horizontal return connecting rod-steam engine
Sail plan: Barque-rig
Speed: 13–14.5 knots (24.1–26.9 km/h; 15.0–16.7 mph)
Range: 2,410 nautical miles (4,460 km; 2,770 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement: 579–594
Armament: 30 × single 164 mm (6.5 in) Mle 1858-60 breech-loading guns
Armor:

Ships

References
  1. "Ironclad - L'ocean class - Choshu - Total War: Shogun 2 - Royal Military Academy". Royal Military Academy. Retrieved 2017-12-21.

Bibliography
  • de Balincourt, Captain; Vincent-Bréchignac, Captain (1975). "The French Navy of Yesterday: Ironclad Frigates: Second Group – Provence Type". F.P.D.S. Newsletter. Akron, OH: F.P.D.S. III (2): 9–13. OCLC 41554533.
  • Chesneau, Roger & Kolesnik, Eugene M., eds. (1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. Greenwich, UK: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-8317-0302-4.
  • Gille, Eric (1999). Cent ans de cuirassés français. Nantes: Marines. ISBN 2-909-675-50-5.
  • Silverstone, Paul H. (1984). Directory of the World's Capital Ships. New York: Hippocrene Books. ISBN 0-88254-979-0.
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