Lapérouse-class cruiser
The Lapérouse class was a type of barbette cruisers of the French Navy, with wooden hull and iron beams. These ships had plough bows with a forecastle, a displacement of 2,363 tons, a speed of 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) and had a complement of 264 sailors. Armament was fifteen 140 mm (5.5 in) M1870M guns later replaced in Primauget with quick-firing conversions. Each ship also had eight 1-pounder revolvers.[1][2]
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Class overview | |
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Name: | Lapérouse class |
Operators: |
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Completed: | 4 |
General characteristics | |
Type: | Barbette cruiser |
Tonnage: | 2240 tonnes |
Length: | 80 m (262 ft 6 in) |
Beam: | 11.40 m (37 ft 5 in) |
Draught: | 5.50 m (18 ft 1 in) |
Installed power: | 1,700 kW (2,300 shp) |
Propulsion: |
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Sail plan: | full-rigged |
Speed: | 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
Complement: | 264 |
Armament: |
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Notes: | beached on the coast of Madagascar |
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