Dévastation-class ironclad

Courbet in Toulon, probably in the early 1890s
Class overview
NameDévastation class
Operators French Navy
Preceded byRedoutable
Succeeded byAmiral Duperré
Built1875-1886
In commission1882-1922
Completed2
Scrapped2
General characteristics
Class & typeCentral battery ship
Displacement10,450 long tons (10,620 t)
Length100.52 m (329 ft 9 in) (loa)
Beam21.26 m (69 ft 9 in)
Draft8.08–8.23 m (26 ft 6 in – 27 ft 0 in)
Installed power
Propulsion
Speed15 to 15.5 kn (27.8 to 28.7 km/h; 17.3 to 17.8 mph)
Range3,100 nmi (5,700 km; 3,600 mi) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement689 men
Armament
Armor
  • Belt: 178 to 381 mm (7 to 15 in)
  • Casemate: 241 mm (9.5 in)
  • Deck: 61 mm (2.4 in)

The Dévastation-class ironclads were a class of ironclad battleships that were laid down as part of the 1872 programme. They were a development of the 1876 ironclad Redoutable. The class consisted of Dévastation and Courbet.