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Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
Taureau			Arsenal de Toulon	11/1863	10.6.1865	1866	stricken 1890

Technical data

Displacement normal, t	2433
Displacement full, t
Length, m	60.0 wl
Breadth, m	14.8
Draught, m	5.40 max
No of shafts	2
Machinery	2 HRCR, 6 oval boilers
Power, h. p.	1790
Max speed, kts	12.5
Fuel, t	coal 170
Endurance, nm(kts)
Armour, mm	wrought iron; belt: 150, barbette: 120, deck: 50
Armament	1 x 1 - 240/18 M1864/66 MLR
Complement	135

Project history

This ship was wooden-hulled and, specially designed by Dupuy de Lôme for ramming, was said to have had a tactical diameter of 210m. There was a long spur ram with the point 2.5m below water.  It was originally intended to fit a fixed turret forward with two or more ports but this was changed to a barbette. There was a single funnel, and she was reported to be a very bad sea boat.

Ship protection

Complete 150mm belt reached to 0.71m above water at which height there was a 50mm armour deck. Above this was a thin iron turtle-deck covering the crew space and supporting the upper deck. Gun was protected by 120mm barbette.

Modernizations

None.

Naval service

No significant events.