Data Quality85%
01 / Overview
Gloire-class ironclad
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1860–1862
Quantity
3
Operators
02 / Specs & Design
◎Identification8MOD.8
- Hull Classificationwooden-hulled
- Ship Typeironclad
- Builder / ShipyardArsenal de Toulon, Arsenal de Cherbourg
- Laid Down1858
- Launched1860
- Commissioned1860
- Ships in Class3
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement3MOD.3
- Light Displacement5,618 t
- Standard Displacement5,634 t
- Full Load Displacement5,650 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)77.735 m
- Beam17 m
- Draft8.48 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
- Total Complement570
◆Propulsion9MOD.9
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)single horizontal return connecting-rod compound steam engine
- Number of Engines1
- Shaft Power1,865 kW
- Shafts / Screws1
- Top Speed13 kn
- Cruise Speed8 kn
- Range2,200
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun36 × 164mm Mle 1858 muzzle-loading rifles
- Main Gun Calibre164 mm
- Main Gun Count36
- Secondary Guns6 × 240mm Mle 1864 rifled breech loaders, 2 × 194mm Mle 1864
⬢Missile Armament3MOD.3
▲Underwater Warfare3MOD.3
◎Aviation3MOD.3
◈Sensors & Combat Systems3MOD.3
▣Survivability5MOD.5
- CBRN CitadelNo
- DegaussingNo
- Hull Materialwood
- Stealth ShapingNo
- Automated Damage ControlNo
◇Fleet Status8MOD.8
- Completed3
- Active0
- Under Construction0
- Planned3
- Cancelled0
- Lost0
- Retired3
- Preserved0
◆Armour2MOD.2
- Armour120mm wrought iron belt and battery, 100mm conning tower
- Belt Armour120 mm
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1859Entered service
- 1860Production started
- 1862Production ended
- 1870First deployment: Franco-Prussian War
166
years in service
2
years in production
3
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country no longer actively operates it. 1 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
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📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE1terms
A mechanical device that converts steam pressure into rotational energy, used to drive shipboard generators or propulsion systems.
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