Lapérouse-class cruiser
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Lapérouse class |
| Operators |  Marine Nationale |
| 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 |
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]