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PALESTRO armoured floating batteries (1862-1863)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palestro | Lucien Arman, Bordeaux | 24.5.1859 | 9.9.1862 | 9/1862 | stricken 8.1871 | ||
| Paixhans | Lucien Arman, Bordeaux | 24.5.1859 | 9.9.1862 | 1/1863 | stricken 8.1871 | ||
| Peï-ho | Lucien Arman, Bordeaux | 20.7.1859 | 25.5.1861 | 10/1862 | stricken 11.1869 | ||
| Saïgon | Lucien Arman, Bordeaux | 20.7.1859 | 24.6.1861 | 10/1862 | stricken 8.1871 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 1563 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | |
| Length, m | 46.4 wl 47.5 deck |
| Breadth, m | 14.0 |
| Draught, m | 3.22 |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 HP HSE, boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 580 |
| Max speed, kts | 7.5 |
| Fuel, t | coal 40 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
| Armour, mm | wrought iron; belt: 120, battery: 110 |
| Armament | 12 x 1 - 165/18 M1864 MLR |
| Complement | 200 |
Project history
Wooden-hulled floating batteries which were somewhat smaller but faster than the five built at the time of the Crimean War. The sides were vertical with a battery height of 1.0m, and there were two funnels abreast with a light fore and aft rig on two masts.
Ship protection
Sides were protected by 120mm iron at wl, battery had 110mm armour.
Modernizations
1860s, all: - 2 x 1 - 165/18
Naval service
Saïgon fired 15.11.1863 and sank in the Charente, salvaged, repaired and commissioned again in March 1864.
