French ironclad Couronne (1861)
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| Career (France) |  |
|---|---|
| Namesake: | Crown and French ship La Couronne |
| Builder: | Lorient |
| Laid down: | 14 February 1859 |
| Launched: | 28 March 1861 |
| Commissioned: | 2 February 1862 |
| Out of service: | Hulked 1910 |
| Fate: | Scrapped 1932 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Gloire class ironclad |
| Displacement: | 6428 tonnes |
| Length: | 80.85 metres |
| Beam: | 16.70 metres |
| Draught: | 7.80 metres |
| Propulsion: |
Indret boiler, 3800 HP |
| Speed: | 12 knots |
| Complement: | 570 |
| Armament: | 30 riffled guns, model 1878 |
| Armour: |
Belt : 120 mm |
The Couronne ("Crown") was an ironclad battleship of the French Navy during the Second Empire.
The Couronne was built as an ironclad of La Gloire type, though she was made entirely in iron rather than iron plaques fixed on a wooden hull. From 1881 on, she was used as a gunnery school for the Navy and modified : her armour was removed, her bow, rear and rigging were modified, giving her the appeared of a ship of the Napoléon type.
The artillery was changed to numerous calibres.
She was replaced in 1908, and converted to a floating barracks, until she was scrapped in 1932.
File:La-Couronne-Bougault.jpg
The Couronne sailing in heavy sea
