French ironclad Colbert
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For other ships with the same name, see French ship Colbert.
The French ironclad Colbert was the lead ship of the Colbert-class ironclads that were built for the French Navy in the 1870s. The ship was the flagship of the Mediterranean Squadron for most of her career. She took part in the French conquest of Tunisia, notably shelling and landing troops in Sfax on 15–16 July 1881. Colbert was paid off in 1895 and condemned in 1900. The ship was finally sold for scrap in 1909.
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Name | Colbert |
Namesake | Jean-Baptiste Colbert |
Builder | Arsenal de Brest |
Laid down | 7 May 1869 |
Launched | 15 September 1875 |
Completed | 1877 |
Decommissioned | 1895 |
Stricken | 11 August 1900 |
Fate | Sold for scrap, 1909 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Colbert-class ironclad |
Displacement | 8,617 metric tons (8,481 long tons) |
Length | 101.1 m (331 ft 8 in) |
Beam | 17.4 m (57 ft 1 in) |
Draft | 8.5 m (28 ft) |
Installed power | |
Propulsion | 1 shaft, 1 Horizontal return connecting-rod steam engine |
Sail plan | Ship rigged |
Speed | 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
Range | 3,300 nautical miles (6,100 km; 3,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
Complement | 750 |
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