Marceau class ironclad

Marceau class ironclad
Magenta Marius Bar 1.jpg
The Magenta in her early configuration
Class overview
Preceded by: Amiral Baudin-class
Succeeded by: Charles Martel-class (suspended 1886)
Brennus
Completed: 3
Lost: 1
General characteristics
Type: Battleship
Displacement: 10,558 tonnes
Length: 99 metres
Beam: 20 metres
Draught: 8.4 metres
Propulsion: 2 steam engines, 8 boilers, 11,000 shp
Speed: 16 knots
Complement: 651
Armament: 4 × 1 340mm/28 Modèle 1881 guns
17 × 1 138mm/45 Modèle 1888 guns
5 × 450 mm torpedo tubes
Armour:

Belt: 460 mm
Deck: 80 mm
Bridge: 150 mm

Barbettes: 400 mm
Notes: Ships in class include: Marceau, Magenta, Neptune

The Marceau class was class of ironclad battleships of the French Navy. They were the last barbette ships built in France.

Builder: La Seyne-sur-Mer
Ordered: 27 December 1880
Launched: 24 May 1887
Fate: Broken up in 1922
Builder: Toulon
Ordered: 7 October 1880
Launched:19 April 1890
Fate: Broken up in 1911
Builder: Brest
Ordered: 7 October 1880
Launched: 7 May 1887
Fate: Sunk as target ship in 1913

See also

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