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RIGAULT DE GENOUILLY wooden cruisers (1878 - 1879)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rigault de Genouilly | Arsenal de Brest | 1873 | 1876 | 1878 | hulk 1899 | ||
| Éclaireur | Arsenal de Toulon | 1874 | 1877 | 1879 | stricken 1902 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | Rigault de Genouilly: 1722 Éclaireur: 1800 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | |
| Length, m | 73.9 wl |
| Breadth, m | 10.8 |
| Draught, m | 5.36 - 5.49 max |
| No of shafts | 1 |
| Machinery | 1 HC, 6 cylindrical boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 2400 |
| Max speed, kts | 15 |
| Fuel, t | coal 205 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 3100(10) |
| Armament | Rigault de Genouilly: 8 x 1 - 139/21 M1870, 6 x 5 - 37/20 M1885 Éclaireur: 8 x 1 - 139/21 M1870, 8 x 5 - 37/20 M1885 |
| Complement | 194 |
Project history
Wooden-hulled ships but with iron beams and longitudinals. There was a very pronounced curved ram bow and a short forecastle and overhanging stern. Rigault de Genouilly was rigged as a barque without royals and Éclaireur as a ship. In both the 139mm were on the upper deck broadside with a bow and a stern chaser.
Modernizations
1890, Rigault de Genouilly: was reboilered with Belleville boilers.
Naval service
No significant events.
