Английская Википедия:French ship Ville de Nantes
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Ville de Nantes was a second-rank, 90-gun, steam-powered ship of the line built for the French Navy in the 1850s, lead ship of her class of three ships. The ship was in reserve most of her career and served as a prison ship for Communard prisoners in 1871–1872 after the Paris Commune was crushed by the French government. She was sold for scrap in 1887.
Description
The Ville de Nantes-class ships were repeats of the preceding ship of the line Шаблон:Sclass and were also designed by naval architect Henri Dupuy de Lôme. They had a length at the waterline of Шаблон:Convert, a beam of Шаблон:Convert and a depth of hold of Шаблон:Convert. The ships displaced Шаблон:Convert and had a draught of Шаблон:Convert at deep load. Their crew numbered 913 officers and ratings.[1]
The Ville de Nantes class were powered by a pair of four-cylinder steam engines that drove the single propeller shaft using steam provided by eight boilers. The engines were rated at 900 nominal horsepower[1] and produced Шаблон:Convert for a speed of Шаблон:Convert.[2] The ships were fitted with three masts and ship rigged with a sail area of Шаблон:Convert.[1]
The armament of the Ville de Nantes-class ships consisted of twenty-four 30-pounder (Шаблон:Cvt) smoothbore cannon and ten Шаблон:Cvt rifled muzzle-loading (RML) guns on the lower gundeck. On the upper gundeck were twenty-four 30-pounder cannon and ten Шаблон:Cvt Paixhans guns. On the quarterdeck and forecastle were six Шаблон:Cvt Paixhans guns and four 163 mm MLR guns.[3]
Career
Ville de Nantes conducted trials in 1860 until, in December, she was used as a transport to ferry troops to Brest. Her engine having broke down, she conducted repairs until July 1861, after which she conducted trials until 1862.[2]
After the Paris Commune, Ville de Nantes was used as a prison hulk in Cherbourg. She was eventually broken up in 1887.[2]
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