French ironclad Amiral Baudin

History
France
Name: Amiral Baudin
Namesake: Nicolas Baudin
Builder: Brest
Launched: 5 June 1883
Fate: Broken up in 1910
General characteristics
Class & type: Amiral Baudin-class ironclad
Displacement: 12,150 tonnes
Length: 98 m (322 ft)
Beam: 21.2 m (70 ft)
Draught: 7.9 m (26 ft)
Propulsion: 9,700 shp (7,200 kW)
Speed: 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Complement: 650
Armament:
  • 3 × 370mm/28 Modèle 1875 guns in single mountings
  • 4 × 163mm/30 Modèle 1884 guns in single mountings
  • 10 × 138mm/45 Modèle 1888 guns in single mountings
  • 6 × 450 mm torpedo tubes
Armour: 450 mm

Amiral Baudin was an early battleship of the French Navy, lead ship of her class.

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