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Revision as of 10:57, 24 October 2015

The Eylau as a hulk in Toulon (foreground)
History
France
NameEylau
NamesakeBattle of Eylau
Laid down5 July 1853
Launched15 May 1856
Commissioned8 March 1857
Stricken22 February 1877
General characteristics
TypeHercule class, converted fast screw ship of the line
Length68.72 m (225.5 ft)
Beam16.80 m (55.1 ft)
Depth of hold8.16 m (26.8 ft)
Propulsion
  • Sail
  • 900 shp steam engine (Cavé). 4 cylinders
Complement913
Armament
  • GD 18-36p, 16-22cm No.1 shell; UD 34-30p No.2; SD 2-16cm rifles, 20-30p No.4.
  • 18 × 36-pounders
  • 16 × 22 cm howitzers
  • 34 × 30-pounders
  • 2 × 16 cm rifled howitzers
  • 20 × 30-pounders

The Eylau was a converted fast screw ship of the line of the French Navy.

Started as a 100-gun Hercule class ship of the line, Eylau was ordered converted to mixed propulsion in 1852, even before her keel was laid.

She was used as a hulk in Toulon, and broken up in 1905.

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