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Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
Furieux			Arsenal de Cherbourg	4/1878	7/1883	2/1887	stricken 1913

Technical data

Displacement normal, t	5925
Displacement full, t
Length, m	72.5 pp 75.9 oa
Breadth, m	17.8
Draught, m	7.09 max
No of shafts	2
Machinery	2 VC, 8 cylindrical boilers
Power, h. p.	4600
Max speed, kts	13
Fuel, t	coal 285
Endurance, nm(kts)	1500(10)
Armour, mm	steel; belt: 450 - 330, barbettes: 450, tubes: 300, deck: 90
Armament	2 x 1 - 340/21 M1875, 4 x 1 - 47/40 M1885, 10 x 5 - 37/20 M1885, 2 - 350 TT (beam, aw)
Complement	235

Standard scale images

Project history

Somewhat similar to the Tonnant but with the hull extending one deck above the armour belt. The stem curved upwards and inwards and the hull forward was described as whale-backed. The one military mast was located abaft the funnel.

Ship protection

The was 450mm at the waterline amidships, reducing to 330mm forward and 350mm aft, whilst the armour deck at the belt upper edge is given as 90mm max. The barbettes, located fore and aft, were shallow, with ammunition tubes and 15mm tunnel shields.

Modernizations

1902-1904: machinery was replaced by 2 VTE and 8 Belleville boilers (5145hp, 14.3kts), displacement decreased to 5683t (max draught was 6.94m), there were two funnels, light pole foremast and a heavier mainmast; - 2 x 1 - 340/21; + 2 x 1 - 240/40 M1893-96, 2 x 1 - 47/40 M1885.

Naval service

The Furieux was eventually used as a submarine depot ship.