French ship Ulm (1854)

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1/40th-scale model of the 100-gun Hercule, lead ship of Ulm ' class, on display at the Musée national de la Marine.
History
Civil and Naval Ensign of France.svg France
NameUlm [1]
Namesake Battle of Ulm
BuilderRochefort [1]
Laid down13 July 1825 [1]
Launched13 May 1854 [1]
Stricken25 November 1867 [1]
FateScrapped 1890
General characteristics
Class & type Hercule class
Displacement4,440 tonnes
Length62.50
Beam16.20
Draught8.23
Sail plan3,150 m2 of sails
Complement955 men
Armament
Armourtimber

Ulm was a 100-gun Hercule-class ship of the line of the French Navy. She was transformed into a steam and sail ship while on keel and launched as an 82-gun ship.

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Service history

Ordered as Lys under the absolute monarchy of Charles X, the ship, still under construction, was renamed Ulm on 9 August 1830, following the July Revolution. She was transformed into a sail and steam ship, receiving an Indret engine, and was eventually launched in 1854. [1]

She served in the Black Sea during the Crimean War and took part in the Battle of Kinburn. [1] From July 1857, she was part of the squadron of Toulon. She transferred to Brest in 1860 for engine trials, and to Cherbourg in June 1862. [2]

From September 1862, [2] she served in the French intervention in Mexico. [1] She returned to Brest on 3 January 1863. [2]

Struck in 1867, she was used as a coaling hulk in Brest before being eventually broken up in 1890. [1]

Citations

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Roche, vol.1, p.450
  2. 1 2 3 100-guns ships of the line Archived 2007-11-13 at the Wayback Machine

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