Tempête-class ironclad

	Tempête fitting out c. 1878, behind her is the ironclad Redoutable
Class overview
Name	Tempête
Operators	French Navy
Preceded by	Cerbère class
Succeeded by	Tonnerre class
Cost	FF14,986,587
Built	1872–1882
In service	1881–1906
In commission	1883–
Completed	2
Scrapped	2
General characteristics
Type	Coastal-defense ship
Displacement	4,908 t (4,830 long tons) (deep load)
Length	73.6 m (241 ft 6 in) (o/a)
Beam	17.6 m (57 ft 9 in)
Draft	5.42 m (17.8 ft)
Installed power	4 cylindrical boilers; 2,000 ihp (1,500 kW);
Propulsion	1 shaft, 1 compound-expansion steam engine
Speed	10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Range	1,103 nautical miles (2,043 km; 1,269 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph)
Complement	7 officers, 165 enlisted men
Armament	1 × twin 274 mm (10.8 in) guns; 4 × single 47 mm (1.9 in) guns; 4 × single 37 mm (1.5 in) guns;
Armor	Belt: 250–330 mm (9.8–13.0 in); Deck: 50 mm (2 in); Conning tower: 250 mm (9.8 in); Turrets: 300 mm (11.8 in);

The Tempête class consisted of a pair of ironclad coastal-defense ships built for the French Navy (Marine Navale) in the 1870s, Tempête and Vengeur.

Class overview
Tempête fitting out c. 1878, behind her is the ironclad Redoutable
Name	Tempête
Operators	French Navy
Preceded by	Cerbère class
Succeeded by	Tonnerre class
Cost	FF14,986,587
Built	1872–1882
In service	1881–1906
In commission	1883–
Completed	2
Scrapped	2
General characteristics
Type	Coastal-defense ship
Displacement	4,908 t (4,830 long tons) (deep load)
Length	73.6 m (241 ft 6 in) (o/a)
Beam	17.6 m (57 ft 9 in)
Draft	5.42 m (17.8 ft)
Installed power	4 cylindrical boilers 2,000 ihp (1,500 kW)
Propulsion	1 shaft, 1 compound-expansion steam engine
Speed	10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Range	1,103 nautical miles (2,043 km; 1,269 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph)
Complement	7 officers, 165 enlisted men
Armament	1 × twin 274 mm (10.8 in) guns 4 × single 47 mm (1.9 in) guns 4 × single 37 mm (1.5 in) guns
Armor	Belt: 250–330 mm (9.8–13.0 in) Deck: 50 mm (2 in) Conning tower: 250 mm (9.8 in) Turrets: 300 mm (11.8 in)