Arrogante-class ironclad floating battery

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Class overview
NameArrogante class
Builders Ernest Goüin et Cie., Nantes
OperatorsCivil and Naval Ensign of France.svg  French Navy
Preceded by Dévastation class
Succeeded by Embuscade class
Built1861–1866
In service1866–1885
Completed3
Scrapped2
General characteristics (as built)
Type Ironclad floating battery
Displacement1,440  t (1,420 long tons)
Length44.08 m (144 ft 7 in)
Beam14.76 m (48 ft 5 in)
Draft2.94 m (9.6 ft)
Installed power
Propulsion2 propellers, 2 steam engines
Sail plan Fore-and-aft rig
Speed7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph)
Range272  nmi (504 km; 313 mi) at 5.9 knots (10.9 km/h; 6.8 mph)
Complement200
Armament
Armor

The Arrogante-class were three ironclad floating batteries built for the French Navy during the 1860s.

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Construction data
Name Laid down Launched CompletedFate
Arrogante 20 March 186226 June 1864January 1866Sunk as a target, September 1898
Implacable 1 October 186121 January 1864 Scrapped, 1908
Opiniâtre 10 March 186225 May 18621866Scrapped, 1912

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