French ship Wagram (1854)

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1/40th-scale model of the 100-gun Hercule, lead ship of Wagram 's class, on display at the Musée national de la Marine.
History
Civil and Naval Ensign of France.svg France
NameWagram [1]
Namesake Battle of Wagram
BuilderLorient [1]
Laid down22 August 1833 [1]
Launched12 June 1854 [1]
Stricken1867 [1]
FateSunk as Target April 29, 1867
General characteristics
Class and type Hercule class
Displacement4440 tonnes
Length62.50
Beam16.20
Draught8.23
Sail plan3150 m² of sails
Complement955 men
Armament
Armourtimber

Wagram was a late 100-gun Hercule-class ship of the line of the French Navy, transformed into a Sail and Steam ship.

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Service history

Started as Bucentaure, Wagram took part in the Crimean War and in the Battle of Kinburn. In 1862, she served in the French intervention in Mexico. [1]

On 29 April 1867, she was sunk as a target for torpedo trials. [1]

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Citations

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Roche, vol.1, p.475

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