Furieux |
Type: |
Barbette Ship |
Class: |
Furieux (Single ship class) |
Builder: |
Arsenal de Cherbourg Cherbourg, France |
Pennant Number: |
N/A |
Ordered: |
N/A |
Launched: |
July 20, 1883 |
Keel Laid: |
January 1, 1875 |
Completed: |
March 1, 1887 |
Fate: |
Removed from service in 1913, scrapped in 1922. |
Dimensions, machinery and performance |
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Length: |
238' (PP) |
Engines: |
2 Vertical compound (b) |
Beam: |
58' 6" |
Boilers: |
8 Cylindrical (c) |
Draft: |
23' 3" |
Shafts: |
2 |
Displacement: |
5,925 (a) |
HP: |
4,600 (d) |
Speed: |
13 knots (e) |
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Crew: |
235 |
Range: |
1,500 NM @ 10 knots |
Notes |
Rebuilt between 1901 and 1904. |
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a: |
After 1904= 5,683. |
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b: |
After 1904= 2 Vertical triple expansion. |
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c: |
After 1904= 8 Belleville boilers. |
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d: |
After 1904= 5,145. |
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e: |
After 1904= 14.3 knots. |
Armament As Built |
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Number Carried
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Type
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Arrangement |
Notes |
2 |
340mm / 21 cal. (13.4") |
Single turrets |
Possibly removed 1901-1904* |
4 |
47mm / 40 ca. |
Single mounts |
Hotchkiss M1885 |
10 |
37mm |
Single mounts |
Hotchkiss revolving cannon |
2 |
350mm torpedo tubes |
Bow, above water |
14" |
After 1904 |
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2 |
240mm / 40 cal. (9.4") |
Single turrets |
M1893-1896 |
*Sources are unclear as to if the 340mm guns were replaced or if the 240mm guns were added in addition. The secondary armament was also altered, but again sources differ arrangement. |
Class Overview |
Builder's Data |
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Page published June 6, 2019 |