Ville de Nantes-class ship of the line

The Ville de Nantes class was a late type of ship of the line of the French Navy, the last to be produced before pre-Dreadnought battleships came to dominate naval warfare. Designed as fast, steam and sail ships carrying 90 guns, they were the last development of the Napoléon concept, after the Algésiras class embodied the first production batch.

Launching of Ville de Nantes, by Louis Le Breton
Class overview
Name:	Ville de Nantes
Operators:	French Navy
Preceded by:	Algésiras-class ship of the line
Completed:	3
General characteristics
Type:	90-gun ship of the line
Displacement:	5,150 tonnes
Length:	71.7 m (235 ft 3 in)
Beam:	16.8 m (55 ft 1 in)
Draught:	8 m (26 ft 3 in)
Propulsion:	3,600 shp (2,685 kW) steam engine 2,730 m2 (29,400 sq ft) sail area
Speed:	12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement:	490 men
Armament:	14 × rifled 30-pounders 48 × smoothbore 30-pounders 16 × 24-pounders
Armour:	Timber

At least three ships of the type were constructed:

• Ville de Nantes

Builder: Cherbourg

Launched: 1858

Fate: Broken Up, 1887

• Ville de Lyon

Builder: Brest

Launched: 1861

Fate: Broken Up, 1894

• Ville de Bordeaux

Builder:

Launched: 1860