Borda (ship, 1864)

Borda

The Borda as a training ship, 1896

Ship data flag  France other ship names Intrépide Ship type Ship of the line training ship class Algésiras class Shipyard Arsenal de Rochefort Keel laying September 2, 1853 Launch 17th September 1864 Whereabouts Wrecked in 1921

Ship dimensions and crew length 71.6 m ( Lüa ) width 16.8 m Draft Max. 8.1 m displacement 5160  t   crew 340 men

Machine system machine 8 × steam boiler 1 × steam engine Machine performance 3,604 hp (2,651 kW) Top speed 12 kn (22 km / h)

Rigging and rigging Number of masts 3 Sail area 2010 m²

Armament 90 × cannon in the event of decommissioning: 4 × cannon 13.8 cm 4 × revolver cannon 2 × cannon 3.7 cm

The Borda (originally: Intrépide ) was a ship of the line of the French Navy and belonged to the Algésiras class .

construction

The Borda was built as an intrépide in the Rochefort Naval Arsenal . Work began in 1853 and lasted ten years. At the time of its completion, the Intrépide, originally designed as a pure sailing ship , was already technically out of date and had to be modernized before it was launched by adding a steam drive at a later date .

history

In 1866 and 1867, the Intrépide was used to return the French Expeditionary Force from Mexico . On July 16, 1881, the ship was involved in the capture of Sfax . In 1887 the Intrépide was withdrawn from active service and placed in reserve.

In 1890 the ship was by Jean-Charles de Borda in Borda renamed and served until 1914, the École Navale as a training ship . In 1921 the ship was scrapped in Cherbourg .

Web links

• Les bâtiments ayant porté le nom de Borda (French)