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French ship Alexandre (1857)

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Portrait of Alexandre as a gunnery school ship, her engine removed after 1873. by François Roux.
History
French Navy EnsignFrance
NameAlexandre
NamesakeAlexander the Great
BuilderRochefort [1]
Laid down30 May 1848 [1]
Launched27 March 1857 [1]
Stricken22 February 1877 [1]
FateScrapped
General characteristics
Class and typeSuffren class ship of the line
Displacement4 070 tonnes
Length60.50 m (198.5 ft)
Beam16.28 m (53.4 ft)
Draught7.40 m (24.3 ft)
Propulsion3114 m² of sails
Complement810 to 846 men
Armament
Armour6.97 cm of timber

The Alexandre was a 90-gun Suffren-class Ship of the line of the French Navy. She was the ninth ship in French service named in honour of Alexander the Great.

Career

Designed to be a sailing ship of the line, Alexandre was converted to a steam and sail ship while on keel and served in Italy during the Italian unification. In 1873, her engine was removed and she became a gunnery school ship. She was eventually scrapped in 1900.[1]


Notes, citations, and references

Notes

Citations

  1. ^ a b c d e Roche, vol.1, p.34

References

  • Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671 - 1870. p. 162. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
  • 90-guns ships-of-the-line