French ironclad Amiral Tréhouart
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Amiral Tréhouart was the second and last Bouvines-class ironclad coast-defence ships built for the French Navy (Marine Navale) in the early 1890s. Completed in 1896, little is known about her service. During World War I, the ship served as a submarine tender. She was sold for scrap in 1920.
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Name | Amiral Tréhouart |
Namesake | François Thomas Tréhouart |
Builder | Arsenal de Lorient |
Laid down | 20 October 1890 |
Launched | 16 May 1893 |
Completed | 29 June 1896 |
Renamed | From Tréhouart, 25 March 1895 |
Fate | Sold for scrap, 4 June 1920 |
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Type | Coastal-defense ship |
Displacement | 6,798 t (6,691 long tons) |
Length | 89.65 m (294 ft 2 in) (o/a) |
Beam | 17.86 m (58 ft 7 in) |
Draft | 7.54 m (24.7 ft) |
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Propulsion | 2 shafts, 2 triple-expansion steam engines |
Speed | 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) (at trials) |
Range | 3,900 nautical miles (7,200 km; 4,500 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) |
Complement | 333 (371 as flagship) |
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