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Magenta-class ironclad
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Ironclads · France · 1861
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Magenta-classironclad

Magenta-class ironclad
Magenta-class ironclad Photo: Rideau · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
Origin France
ManufacturerBrest, Lorient
CategoryIronclads
EraPre-WWI / Industrial Age
In service1861–1863
Operators1 countries
Quantity2
Data Quality84%
01 / Overview
Magenta-class ironclad
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1861–1863
Quantity
2
Operators
02 / Specs & Design
◎Identification8MOD.8
  • Hull Classificationironclad
  • Ship Typebroadside ironclad
  • Builder / ShipyardArsenal de Brest, Arsenal de Lorient
  • Laid Down1859
  • Launched1861
  • Commissioned1862
  • Ships in Class2
  • In ServiceYes
◈Displacement3MOD.3
  • Light Displacement6,796 t
  • Standard Displacement6,796 t
  • Full Load Displacement6,965 t
▣Dimensions4MOD.4
  • Length (overall)88.6 m
  • Length (waterline)85.51 m
  • Beam17.34 m
  • Draft8.44 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
  • Total Complement674
◆Propulsion9MOD.9
  • PropulsionSteam Turbine
  • Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)1 shaft, 1 horizontal-return connecting-rod steam engine
  • Number of Engines1
  • Shaft Power2,000 kW
  • Shafts / Screws1
  • Top Speed11 kn
  • Cruise Speed10 kn
  • Range1,840
  • Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
  • Main Gun16 × 194 mm smoothbore muzzle-loading guns, 34 × 164.7 mm rifled muzzle-loading guns, 2 × 225 mm howitzers
  • Main Gun Calibre194 mm
  • Main Gun Count16
  • Secondary Guns34 × 164.7 mm rifled muzzle-loading guns, 2 × 225 mm howitzers
▲Underwater Warfare3MOD.3
◎Aviation3MOD.3
◈Sensors & Combat Systems3MOD.3
▣Survivability5MOD.5
◇Fleet Status8MOD.8
  • Completed2
  • Active0
  • Under Construction0
  • Planned2
  • Cancelled0
  • Lost1
  • Retired1
  • Preserved0
◆Armour3MOD.3
  • Armour120 mm belt, 109-120 mm battery
  • Belt Armour120 mm
  • Deck Armour109 mm
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
  1. 1861Production started
  2. 1863Production ended
165
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
Not enough weapon data to rank this category.
📖 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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