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Bayard-class ironclad
Photo: Unknown, Farenholt collection · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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Ironclads · France · 1880
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Bayard-classironclad

Bayard-class ironclad
Bayard-class ironclad Photo: Unknown, Farenholt collection · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
Origin France
ManufacturerBrest
CategoryIronclads
EraPre-WWI / Industrial Age
In service1880–1882
Operators1 countries
Quantity2
Data Quality85%
01 / Overview
Bayard-class ironclad
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1880–1882
Quantity
2
Operators
02 / Specs & Design
◎Identification4MOD.4
  • Laid Down1876
  • Commissioned1882
  • Ships in Class2
  • In ServiceNo
◈Displacement1MOD.1
  • Full Load Displacement6,363 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
  • Length (waterline)81.22 m
  • Beam17.45 m
  • Draft7.49 m
◇Complement2MOD.2
  • Total Complement449
  • Officers24
◆Propulsion7MOD.7
  • PropulsionSail
  • Number of Engines2
  • Shaft Power2,983 kW
  • Shafts / Screws2
  • Top Speed14 kn
  • Range3,000
  • Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
  • Main GunCanon de 24 C modèle 1870
  • Main Gun Calibre274 mm
  • Main Gun Count4
  • Secondary Guns2 × 194 mm guns, 6 × 138.6 mm guns, 4 × 47 mm Hotchkiss revolver cannon, 12 × 37 mm Hotchkiss revolver cannon
⬢Underwater Warfare1MOD.1
  • Torpedo Tubes2
▲Survivability1MOD.1
  • Hull Materialwooden hulls, which were sheathed in copper
◎Fleet Status2MOD.2
  • Completed2
  • Retired2
◈Armour3MOD.3
  • ArmourBelt: 150 to 250 mm, Barbettes: 200 mm, Deck: 50 mm
  • Belt Armour150 mm
  • Deck Armour50 mm
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
  1. 1880Production started
  2. 1882Production ended
  3. 1883First deployment: Tonkin Campaign
146
years in service
2
years in production
2
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country no longer actively operates it. 1 countries retired it.
04 / Operators
Operator Countries1country
05 / MASS Score
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📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE1terms
A flat surface or structure on an aircraft that generates lift or thrust, typically used to describe the wings or rotor blades of fixed-wing or rotary-wing aircraft.
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