French battleship Marceau (1887)
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| File:Marceau Marius Bar 2.jpg A late configuration of the Marceau | |
| Career (France) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Marceau |
| Namesake: | François Séverin Marceau-Desgraviers |
| Ordered: | 27 December 1880 |
| Builder: | La Seyne-sur-Mer |
| Laid down: | 28 November 1882 |
| Launched: | 24 May 1887 |
| Commissioned: | 18 April 1891 |
| In service: | 18 April 1891 |
| Out of service: | 1 October 1920 |
| Fate: | Broken up in 1922 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Marceau-class battleship |
| Displacement: | 10,558 tonnes |
| Length: | 99 metres |
| Beam: | 20 metres |
| Draught: | 8.4 metres |
| Propulsion: | 2 steam engines, 8 boilers, 11,000 shp |
| Speed: | 16 knots |
| Complement: | 651 |
| Armament: |
4 × 1 340mm/28 Modèle 1881 guns 17 × 1 138mm/45 Modèle 1888 guns 5 × 450 mm torpedo tubes |
| Armour: |
Belt: 460 mm |
The Marceau was an ironclad battleship of the French Navy, lead ship of her class.
She served in the Mediterranean Squadron until 1900, when she was rebuilt. She returned to service in 1906 as a school ship for torpedo warfare.
During the First World War, she served in Matla and Corfu as a submarine tender.
- Marceau Marius Bar 1.jpg
An early configuration of the Marceau
