Tonnant 1884
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Tonnant | Arsenal de Rochefort | 1/1875 | 1880 | 1884 | stricken 1903 |
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Displacement normal, t |
5010 |
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Displacement full, t |
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Length, m |
73.8 pp 75.8 oa |
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Breadth, m |
17.8 |
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Draught, m |
5.26 max |
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No of shafts |
1 |
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Machinery |
1 HC, 4 cylindrical boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
2000 |
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Max speed, kts |
11.6 |
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Fuel, t |
coal 200 |
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Endurance, nm(kts) |
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Armour, mm |
wrought iron; belt: 450 - 340, barbettes: 370, deck: 50 |
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Armament |
2 x 1 - 340/18 M1875, 8 x 5 - 37/20 M1885 |
|
Complement |
175 |
Project history: A ship with a low freeboard hull built up by a superstructure which was turtle-backed forward. The barbettes were shallow rings with armoured ammunition tubes and thin tunnel-shaped shields to the guns. They were located fore and aft on the lower superstructure one deck above the hull proper. There was a military foremast and single funnel.
Ship protection: The belt was 450mm at the waterline amidships reducing to 340mm at the ends with a 50mm deck at the belt upper edge.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
Tonnant 1890s
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