Amiral Duperré
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Shipyard |
La Seyne / Mer |
| Launch | 1897 |
| Namesake | Victor Guy Duperré |
| 1. Period of service |
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| Decommissioning | 1906 |
| home port | Toulon |
| Whereabouts | Broken down in 1909 |
| Technical specifications | |
| displacement |
11,030 t |
| length |
97.48 m |
| width |
20.4 m |
| Draft |
8.43 m |
| crew |
660 |
| drive |
Steam drive with 7,300 hp, sails possible |
| speed |
14 kn |
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The Amiral Duperré was an early battleship in the French Navy . It was the first to have barbettes for the four main guns (caliber 34 cm). She was a single ship and named after the Admiral Victor Guy Duperré .
service
The Amiral Duperré was launched in 1879 and put into service in 1883. While she was doing service with the Mediterranean Squadron, a gun exploded during an exercise on December 13, 1888, killing six sailors. In 1898 she was transferred to the Northern Fleet, decommissioned in 1906 and used as a target. The ship was scrapped in 1909.
literature
- La Nature - Revue des sciences illustrée n ° 316, June 21, 1879, pages 33-34
Web links
Commons : Amiral Duperré - Collection of Images
- Bâtiments ayant porté le nom de Duperré (French)
- Ship Class: FRA Amiral Duperre (English)