Computer line drawing by Alexander van Maanen
Laid down at Lorient shipyard on 20 December 1875, launched on 19 August four years later, completed on 15 July 1882, decommissioned in 1922 and finally broken up a year later. Of the Dévastation-class with as sister ship the Courbet which succeeded the Redoutable of 1876 although some considered the Redoutable as a sister ship. With a displacement of 9.659 tonnes-10,090 (full load) tonnes were her dimensions 95 (between perpendiculars)-98,70 (waterline)-102,5 (over all) metres x 21,25 x 7,51 (loaded forward)-7,80 (loaded amidships)-8,10 (loaded aft) and a hold of 7,34 metres or 318’3”x 69’x 28’3”. The 2 Woolf triple expansion engines and 12 boilers supplied 8,000 ihp allowed with the twin screw a speed of 14,66 knots (full load) and with a speed of 10 knots was her range 2,800-3,100 nautical miles. Coal bunker capacity was 900 tons. Between 1899-1901 were her engines replaced by 2-3cylinder compound engines supplying 8,100 hp allowing a speed of 15 knots. Further more was she ship rigged with a sail area of 1,833m2. Her crew numbered 689 men. Originally consisted the armament of 4-34cm guns, 4-27cm guns, 6-14cm guns, 18-3,7cm Hotchkiss revolving cannons and 4-14” torpedo tubes. Since May 1986 was her armament changed into 4x32cm guns, 4-27,44cm guns, 6-13,86cm guns, 2-6,5cm guns, 6-4,7cm quick firing guns and 20-3,7cm quick firing guns while two torpedo tubes were removed. Since March 1902 was this armament altered into 4-27,44cm guns, 2-24cm guns, 10-10cm guns, 14-4,7cm quick firing guns and 2-3,7cm quick firing guns. The armour of wrought iron consisted of a 38cm thick belt (amidships), a 6cm thick main deck while the redoubt was protected by 24cm.
