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|Ship country=[[Second French Empire]] |
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|Ship name=''Eylau'' |
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|Ship ordered=Early 1830s as sailing ship ''Éole'', re-ordered 13 November 1852 as steam-powered ship |
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|Ship builder=[[Arsenal de Toulon]] |
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|Ship laid down=August 1833 |
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|Ship launched=15 May 1856 |
|Ship launched=15 May 1856 |
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|Ship commissioned=8 March 1857 |
|Ship commissioned=8 March 1857 |
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|Ship decommissioned=25 February 1865 |
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|Ship reclassified=*Converted into [[troopship]], 1862–1863 |
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*As a [[barracks ship]], 22 February 1877 |
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|Ship renamed=''Eylau'', 23 November 1839 |
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|Ship struck=22 February 1877 |
|Ship struck=22 February 1877 |
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|Ship fate=[[ship breaking|Scrapped]], 1905 |
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|Ship class={{sclass|Hercule|ship of the line}} |
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|Ship displacement={{cvt|5023|t|LT|lk=on}} |
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|Ship type=Converted fast screw ship of the line |
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|Ship length={{convert|68.72|m|ftin|abbr=on}} ([[waterline]]) |
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|Ship beam={{convert|16.8|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |
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|Ship length=68.72 metres |
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|Ship hold depth={{cvt|8.07|m|ftin}} |
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|Ship draught={{convert|8.16|m|ftin|abbr=on}} ([[full load]]) |
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|Ship power={{cvt|3600|PS|lk=on}} |
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|Ship hold depth=8.16 metres |
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|Ship propulsion=2 [[Marine steam engine|steam engines]] |
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900 [[shp]] steam engine (Cavé). 4 cylinders |
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|Ship complement=913 |
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|Ship armament=*Lower [[gundeck]]: 18 × 36 pdr cannon; 16 × {{cvt|223.3|mm|1}} [[Paixhans gun]]s |
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*Upper gundeck: 34 × 30 pdr cannon |
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*18 x 36-pounders |
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*[[Quarterdeck]] and [[forecastle]]: 20 × 30 pdr cannon; 2 × {{cvt|163|mm|1}} [[Muzzle-loading rifle|rifled muzzle-loading guns]] |
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*16 x 22 cm howitzers |
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*34 x 30-pounders |
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*2 x 16 cm rifled howitzers |
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*20 x 30-pounders |
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'''''Eylau''''' was ordered as one of fourteen [[Second-rate|second-rank]], 100-gun sailing {{sclass|Hercule|ship of the line}} for the [[French Navy]], but was converted to a 90-gun steam-powered ship in the 1850s while under construction. Completed in 1857 the ship participated in the [[Second Italian War of Independence]] in 1859 and the initial stages of the [[Second French intervention in Mexico]] before she was converted into a [[troopship]] in 1862 or 1863. ''Eylau'' was [[hulk (ship)|hulked]] in 1877 and served as a [[barracks ship]] until she was [[ship breaking|scrapped]] in 1905. |
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The '''''Eylau''''' was an converted fast screw ship of the line of the [[French Navy]]. |
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==Description== |
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The ''Hector''-class ships were enlarged versions of the 80-gun {{sclass|Bucentaure|ship of the line|0}} [[ship of the line|ships of the line]] that had been designed by [[naval architect]] [[Jacques-Noël Sané]]. The conversion to steam power involved cutting the ship's frame in half amidships and building a new section to house the propulsion machinery and coal bunkers, which reduced her armament to 90 guns. ''Eylau'' had a length at the [[waterline]] of {{convert|68.72|m|ftin|sp=us}}, a [[beam (nautical)|beam]] of {{convert|16.8|m|ftin|sp=us}} and a depth of [[hold (ship)|hold]] of {{convert|8.07|m|ftin|sp=us}}. The ship [[Displacement (ship)|displaced]] {{convert|5023|t|LT|lk=on|sp=us}} and had a [[Draft (hull)|draught]] of {{convert|8.16|m|ftin|sp=us}} at [[deep load]]. Her crew numbered 913 officers and [[naval rating|ratings]]. Details are lacking on ''Eylau''{{'}}s propulsion machinery, the only information available is that her two [[Marine steam engine|steam engines]] were rated at 900 [[nominal horsepower]]<ref>Winfield & Roberts, pp. 63, 72</ref> and produced {{convert|3600|PS|lk=on|sp=us}}.<ref>Roche, p. 191</ref> |
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The ship's consisted of eighteen 36-pounder ({{cvt|174.8|mm|in|1}}) [[smoothbore]] cannon and sixteen {{cvt|223.3|mm|1}} [[Paixhans gun]]s on the lower [[gundeck]] and thirty-four 30-pounder {{cvt|164.7|mm|in|1}} cannon on the upper gundeck. On the [[quarterdeck]] and [[forecastle]] were twenty 30-pounder cannon and a pair of {{cvt|163|mm|1}} [[Muzzle-loading rifle|rifled muzzle-loading guns]].<ref name=wr0>Winfield & Roberts, p. 72</ref> |
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==Construction and career== |
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Started as a 100-gun [[Hercule class ship of the line|''Hercule'' class]] ship of the line, ''Eylau'' was ordered converted to mixed propulsion in 1852, even before her keel was laid. |
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The ship was ordered in the early 1830s under the name ''Éole'' and was [[laid down]] at the [[Arsenal de Toulon]] in August 1833. She was renamed ''Eylau'' on 23 November 1839 and was ordered to be converted to steam power on 13 November 1852. The conversion began on 5 July 1852 and the ship was [[Ceremonial ship launching|launched]] on 15 May 1856. The ship was [[Ship commissioning|commissioned]] on 8 March 1857. She was used as a hulk in Toulon from 1877, and broken up in 1905.<ref>Winfield & Roberts, pp. 64, 72</ref> |
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==Citations== |
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She was used as a hulk in Toulon, and broken up in 1905. |
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* [http://www.shipscribe.com/marvap/132c.html Converted fast screw ship of the line (2nd class)] |
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*{{cite book |last1=Winfield |first1=Rif |last2=Roberts |first2=Stephen S. |title=French Warships in the Age of Sail 1786–1861: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates |date=2015 |publisher=Seaforth Publishing |location=Barnsley, UK |isbn=978-1-84832-204-2|name-list-style=amp}} |
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Latest revision as of 04:00, 13 February 2022
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Second French Empire | |
Name | Eylau |
Namesake | Battle of Eylau |
Ordered | Early 1830s as sailing ship Éole, re-ordered 13 November 1852 as steam-powered ship |
Builder | Arsenal de Toulon |
Laid down | August 1833 |
Launched | 15 May 1856 |
Commissioned | 8 March 1857 |
Decommissioned | 25 February 1865 |
Renamed | Eylau, 23 November 1839 |
Reclassified |
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Stricken | 22 February 1877 |
Fate | Scrapped, 1905 |
General characteristics (as built) | |
Class and type | Hercule-class ship of the line |
Displacement | 5,023 t (4,944 long tons) |
Length | 68.72 m (225 ft 6 in) (waterline) |
Beam | 16.8 m (55 ft 1 in) |
Draught | 8.16 m (26 ft 9 in) (full load) |
Depth of hold | 8.07 m (26 ft 6 in) |
Installed power | 3,600 PS (2,600 kW) |
Propulsion | 2 steam engines |
Sail plan | Ship rigged |
Complement | 913 |
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Eylau was ordered as one of fourteen second-rank, 100-gun sailing Hercule-class ship of the line for the French Navy, but was converted to a 90-gun steam-powered ship in the 1850s while under construction. Completed in 1857 the ship participated in the Second Italian War of Independence in 1859 and the initial stages of the Second French intervention in Mexico before she was converted into a troopship in 1862 or 1863. Eylau was hulked in 1877 and served as a barracks ship until she was scrapped in 1905.
Description
[edit]The Hector-class ships were enlarged versions of the 80-gun Bucentaure-class ships of the line that had been designed by naval architect Jacques-Noël Sané. The conversion to steam power involved cutting the ship's frame in half amidships and building a new section to house the propulsion machinery and coal bunkers, which reduced her armament to 90 guns. Eylau had a length at the waterline of 68.72 meters (225 ft 6 in), a beam of 16.8 meters (55 ft 1 in) and a depth of hold of 8.07 meters (26 ft 6 in). The ship displaced 5,023 metric tons (4,944 long tons) and had a draught of 8.16 meters (26 ft 9 in) at deep load. Her crew numbered 913 officers and ratings. Details are lacking on Eylau's propulsion machinery, the only information available is that her two steam engines were rated at 900 nominal horsepower[1] and produced 3,600 metric horsepower (2,600 kW).[2]
The ship's consisted of eighteen 36-pounder (174.8 mm (6.9 in)) smoothbore cannon and sixteen 223.3 mm (8.8 in) Paixhans guns on the lower gundeck and thirty-four 30-pounder 164.7 mm (6.5 in) cannon on the upper gundeck. On the quarterdeck and forecastle were twenty 30-pounder cannon and a pair of 163 mm (6.4 in) rifled muzzle-loading guns.[3]
Construction and career
[edit]The ship was ordered in the early 1830s under the name Éole and was laid down at the Arsenal de Toulon in August 1833. She was renamed Eylau on 23 November 1839 and was ordered to be converted to steam power on 13 November 1852. The conversion began on 5 July 1852 and the ship was launched on 15 May 1856. The ship was commissioned on 8 March 1857. She was used as a hulk in Toulon from 1877, and broken up in 1905.[4]
Citations
[edit]References
[edit]- Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours. Vol. Tome I: 1671–1870. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
- Winfield, Rif & Roberts, Stephen S. (2015). French Warships in the Age of Sail 1786–1861: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84832-204-2.