French ship Suffren (1829)
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The Suffren was a 90-gun Ship of the line of the French Navy, lead ship of her class. She was the third ship in French service named in honour of Pierre André de Suffren de Saint Tropez.
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Namesake | Pierre André de Suffren de Saint Tropez |
Laid down | 21 August 1824 |
Launched | 27 August 1829 |
Commissioned | 10 March 1831 |
Stricken | 4 April 1861 |
Fate | Scrapped 1874 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Suffren class ship of the line |
Displacement | 4 070 tonnes |
Length | 60.50 m (198.5 ft) |
Beam | 16.28 m (53.4 ft) |
Draught | 7.40 m (24.3 ft) |
Propulsion | 3114 m² of sails |
Complement | 810 to 846 men |
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Armour | 6.97 cm of timber |
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