1/20th scale model of Suffren, lead ship of Saint Louis's class, on display at the Musée national de la Marine | |
History | |
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France | |
Name | Saint Louis |
Namesake | Louis IX of France |
Builder | Brest [1] |
Laid down | 13 July 1848 [1] |
Launched | 26 April 1853 [1] |
In service | 8 April 1854 [1] |
Stricken | 26 November 1894 [1] |
Fate | Scrapped 1895 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Suffren class ship of the line |
Displacement | 4 070 tonnes |
Length | 60.50 m (198.5 ft) |
Beam | 16.28 m (53.4 ft) |
Draught | 7.40 m (24.3 ft) |
Propulsion | 3114 m² of sails |
Complement | 810 to 846 men |
Armament |
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Armour | 6.97 cm of timber |
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