Marceau-class ironclad
 The Magenta in her early configuration
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Preceded by | Amiral Baudin-class |
| Succeeded by | list error: <br /> list (help) 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 | list error: <br /> list (help) 4 × 1 340mm/28 Modèle 1881 guns 17 × 1 138mm/45 Modèle 1888 guns 5 × 450 mm torpedo tubes |
| Armour | list error: <br /> list (help) Belt: 460 mm Deck: 80 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
Media related to Marceau class battleships at Wikimedia Commons