Laclocheterie 1874
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Champlain | Arsenal de Brest | 1867 | 1872 | 1874 | stricken 1893 | ||
| Dupetit-Thouars | Arsenal de Brest | 1867 | 1874 | 1876 | hulk 1897 | ||
| Infernet | Arsenal de Brest | 1867 | 1869 | 1871 | stricken 1891 | ||
| Laclocheterie | Arsenal de Cherbourg | 1867 | 1872 | 1874 | stricken 1901 |
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Displacement normal, t |
2042 |
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Displacement full, t |
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Length, m |
79.9 wl |
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Breadth, m |
10.9 |
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Draught, m |
5.71 max |
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No of shafts |
1 |
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Machinery |
Champlain, Dupetit-Thouars, Infernet: 1 VC, 4 oval boilers Laclocheterie: 1 HC, 4 oval boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
1800 - 2000 |
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Max speed, kts |
13.7 - 15 |
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Fuel, t |
Champlain, Dupetit-Thouars, Infernet: coal 300 Laclocheterie: coal 330 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
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Armament |
Infernet: 3 x 1 - 194/19 M1864 Champlain, Dupetit-Thouars: 8 x 1 - 139/21 M1870 Laclocheterie: 10 x 1 - 139/21 M1870 |
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Complement |
205 |
Project history: Wooden-hulled ships rigged as barques without royals. There was a short forecastle and Champlain, Dupetit-Thouars and Infernet had straight stems whilst Laclocheterie had clipper bow. The 139mm guns were on the upper deck broadside with a bow and stem chase gun. Tripod masts were tried in Infernet, and originally this ship had 3-7.6in guns, forward, midships and aft on the centreline, but they were removed after storm damage in January 1871.
Modernizations: 1870s, Infernet: - 3 x 1 - 194/19; + 8 x 1 - 139/20 M1870
1880s, Champlain, Dupetit-Thouars: + 4 x 5 - 37/20 M1885
1880s, Infernet: + 4 x 5 - 37/20 M1885, 2 - 350 TT (aw, beam)
1880s, Laclocheterie: + 8 x 5 - 37/20 M1885
Naval service: No significant events.
Laclocheterie 1886
© Ivan Gogin, 2014