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French ironclad Armide

The French ironclad Armide was a wooden-hulled armored corvette built for the French Navy in the mid-1860s. Placed into reserve after completion, she was first mobilized for the Franco-Prussian War of 1870–1871. She spent the rest of her career in the Mediterranean and then in the Far East as flagship of the French squadrons there, until her decommissioning in 1880. Armide was use as a target for gunnery trials in 1886.

Model of her sister ship Jeanne d'Arc on display at the Musée de la Marine in Paris, before the rear barbettes were deleted.
History
France
NameArmide
NamesakeArmida
BuilderRochefort
Laid down1865
Launched24 April 1867
Commissioned20 July 1870
Fateused as a target for gunnery trials, 1886
General characteristics
Class and typeAlma-class ironclad
Displacement3,692 t (3,634 long tons)
Length68.9 m (226 ft 1 in)
Beam14.06 m (46 ft 2 in)
Draft6.43 m (21 ft 1 in) (mean)
Installed power
Propulsion1 shaft, 1 steam engine
Sail planBarque-rig
Speed10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Range1,310 nautical miles (2,430 km; 1,510 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement316
Armament
  • 6 × single 194 mm (7.6 in) Mle 1864 guns
  • 4 × single 120 mm (4.7 in) guns
Armor

Design and description edit

The Alma-class ironclads[Note 1] were designed as improved versions of the armored corvette Belliqueuse suitable for foreign deployments. Unlike their predecessor the Alma-class ships were true central battery ironclads as they were fitted with armored transverse bulkheads.[1] Like most ironclads of their era they were equipped with a metal-reinforced ram.[2]

Armide measured 68.9 meters (226 ft 1 in) between perpendiculars, with a beam of 14.06 meters (46 ft 2 in). She had a mean draft of 6.43 meters (21 ft 1 in) and displaced 3,692 metric tons (3,634 long tons).[1] Her crew numbered 316 officers and men.[2]

Propulsion edit

The ship had a single horizontal three-cylinder return connecting-rod steam engine driving a single four-bladed propeller. Her engine was powered by four Creusot oval boilers.[2][3] On sea trials the engine produced 1,585 indicated horsepower (1,182 kW) and the ship reached 10.48 knots (19.41 km/h; 12.06 mph).[1] Armide carried 250 metric tons (250 long tons)[2] of coal which allowed the ship to steam for 1,310 nautical miles (2,430 km; 1,510 mi) at a speed of 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph). She was barque-rigged and had a sail area of 1,454 square meters (15,650 sq ft).[1]

Armament edit

Armide mounted her four 194-millimeter (7.6 in) Modèle 1864 breech-loading guns in the central battery on the battery deck. The other two 194 mm guns were mounted in barbettes on the upper deck, sponsoned out over the sides of the ship. The four 120-millimeter (4.7 in) guns were also mounted on the upper deck.[4] She may have exchanged her Mle 1864 guns for Mle 1870 guns. The armor-piercing shell of the 20-caliber Mle 1870 gun weighed 165.3 pounds (75 kg) while the gun itself weighed 7.83 long tons (7.96 t). The gun fired its shell at a muzzle velocity of 1,739 ft/s (530 m/s) and was credited with the ability to penetrate a nominal 12.5 inches (320 mm) of wrought iron armour at the muzzle. The guns could fire both solid shot and explosive shells.[5]

Armor edit

Armide had a complete 150-millimeter (5.9 in) wrought iron waterline belt, approximately 2.4 meters (7.9 ft) high. The sides of the battery itself were armored with 120 millimeters (4.7 in) of wrought iron and the ends of the battery were closed by bulkheads of the same thickness. The barbette armor was 100 millimeters (3.9 in) thick, backed by 240 millimeters (9.4 in) of wood.[4] The unarmored portions of her sides were protected by 15-millimeter (0.6 in) iron plates.[2]

Service edit

Armide was laid down at Rochefort in 1865 and launched on 12 April 1867. The ship began her sea trials on 5 October 1867 and was put into reserve at Brest immediately after her completion. She was commissioned on 20 July 1870 to serve with the Baltic Squadron during the Franco-Prussian War.[6] The squadron was ordered to lift its blockade of the Prussian Baltic ports on 16 September and return to Cherbourg.[7] Armide was decommissioned on 1 November, but was recommissioned on 12 January 1871 to blockade the Prussian corvette SMS Arcona in Lisbon for the duration of the war. Afterward she was transferred to the Mediterranean where she remained until 1873.[6]

Armide was decommissioned on 28 October 1873 at Toulon and had her armament reduced to six guns. She was recommissioned as the flagship of the Levant Squadron on 25 August 1874.[6] On 19 September 1875 Armide was in Algiers.[8] The ship was reduced to reserve in December 1875 at Brest. She was recommissioned in 1877 as the flagship of the China Squadron under Rear Admiral Duburquois and departed Brest on 17 January 1878. She was relieved by her sister Thétis on 22 January 1880 at Singapore. She was decommissioned at Toulon on 17 March 1880 and condemned on 25 October 1882.[6] Armide was used in gunnery trials in March 1886 and filled with watertight barrels to keep her from sinking. She was set adrift and fired at by a group of French ironclads at ranges up to 5,000 meters (5,500 yd); she was towed back to port to examine the effects of the shells.[9]

Notes edit

  1. ^ Ironclad is the all-encompassing term for armored warships of this period. Armored corvettes were originally designed for the same role as traditional wooden corvettes, but this rapidly changed as the size and expense of these ships caused them to be used as second-class armored ships.

Footnotes edit

  1. ^ a b c d de Balincourt and Vincent-Bréchignac 1976, p. 26
  2. ^ a b c d e Gardiner, p. 302
  3. ^ de Balincourt and Vincent-Bréchignac 1976, p. 28
  4. ^ a b de Balincourt and Vincent-Bréchignac 1976, p. 27
  5. ^ Brassey, p. 477
  6. ^ a b c d de Balincourt and Vincent-Bréchignac 1976, p. 29
  7. ^ de Balincourt and Vincent-Bréchignac 1975, p. 30
  8. ^ "The European Squadron: Report of Admiral Worden of his Cruise in the Franklin from Southampton to Villa Franca—The Harbor of Carthagena". New York Times (2 November 1875). New York. 2 November 1875.
  9. ^ "Ordnance and Naval". Van Nostrand's Engineering Magazine. 35 (CCXI). New York: D. Van Nostrand: 347. July 1886.

References edit

  • Brassey, Thomas (1888). The Naval Annual 1887. Portsmouth, England: J. Griffin.
  • de Balincourt, Captain; Vincent-Bréchignac, Captain (1976). "The French Navy of Yesterday: Ironclad Corvettes". F.P.D.S. Newsletter. IV (4). Akron, OH: F.P.D.S.: 26–32. OCLC 41554533.
  • de Balincourt, Captain; Vincent-Bréchignac, Captain (1975). "The French Navy of Yesterday: Ironclad Frigates". F.P.D.S. Newsletter. III (4). Akron, OH: F.P.D.S.: 26–30. OCLC 41554533.
  • Gardiner, Robert, ed. (1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. Greenwich: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-8317-0302-4.
  • Roberts, Stephen (2021). French Warships in the Age of Steam 1859–1914. Barnsley: Seaforth. ISBN 978-1-5267-4533-0.

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For other ships with the same name see French ship Armide The French ironclad Armide was a wooden hulled armored corvette built for the French Navy in the mid 1860s Placed into reserve after completion she was first mobilized for the Franco Prussian War of 1870 1871 She spent the rest of her career in the Mediterranean and then in the Far East as flagship of the French squadrons there until her decommissioning in 1880 Armide was use as a target for gunnery trials in 1886 Model of her sister ship Jeanne d Arc on display at the Musee de la Marine in Paris before the rear barbettes were deleted History France NameArmide NamesakeArmida BuilderRochefort Laid down1865 Launched24 April 1867 Commissioned20 July 1870 Fateused as a target for gunnery trials 1886 General characteristics Class and typeAlma class ironclad Displacement3 692 t 3 634 long tons Length68 9 m 226 ft 1 in Beam14 06 m 46 ft 2 in Draft6 43 m 21 ft 1 in mean Installed power4 boilers 1 585 ihp 1 182 kW Propulsion1 shaft 1 steam engine Sail planBarque rig Speed10 knots 19 km h 12 mph Range1 310 nautical miles 2 430 km 1 510 mi at 10 knots 19 km h 12 mph Complement316 Armament6 single 194 mm 7 6 in Mle 1864 guns 4 single 120 mm 4 7 in guns ArmorBelt 150 mm 5 9 in Battery 120 mm 4 7 in Barbettes 100 mm 3 9 in Bulkheads 120 mm 4 7 in Contents 1 Design and description 1 1 Propulsion 1 2 Armament 1 3 Armor 2 Service 3 Notes 4 Footnotes 5 ReferencesDesign and description editThe Alma class ironclads Note 1 were designed as improved versions of the armored corvette Belliqueuse suitable for foreign deployments Unlike their predecessor the Alma class ships were true central battery ironclads as they were fitted with armored transverse bulkheads 1 Like most ironclads of their era they were equipped with a metal reinforced ram 2 Armide measured 68 9 meters 226 ft 1 in between perpendiculars with a beam of 14 06 meters 46 ft 2 in She had a mean draft of 6 43 meters 21 ft 1 in and displaced 3 692 metric tons 3 634 long tons 1 Her crew numbered 316 officers and men 2 Propulsion edit The ship had a single horizontal three cylinder return connecting rod steam engine driving a single four bladed propeller Her engine was powered by four Creusot oval boilers 2 3 On sea trials the engine produced 1 585 indicated horsepower 1 182 kW and the ship reached 10 48 knots 19 41 km h 12 06 mph 1 Armide carried 250 metric tons 250 long tons 2 of coal which allowed the ship to steam for 1 310 nautical miles 2 430 km 1 510 mi at a speed of 10 knots 19 km h 12 mph She was barque rigged and had a sail area of 1 454 square meters 15 650 sq ft 1 Armament edit Armide mounted her four 194 millimeter 7 6 in Modele 1864 breech loading guns in the central battery on the battery deck The other two 194 mm guns were mounted in barbettes on the upper deck sponsoned out over the sides of the ship The four 120 millimeter 4 7 in guns were also mounted on the upper deck 4 She may have exchanged her Mle 1864 guns for Mle 1870 guns The armor piercing shell of the 20 caliber Mle 1870 gun weighed 165 3 pounds 75 kg while the gun itself weighed 7 83 long tons 7 96 t The gun fired its shell at a muzzle velocity of 1 739 ft s 530 m s and was credited with the ability to penetrate a nominal 12 5 inches 320 mm of wrought iron armour at the muzzle The guns could fire both solid shot and explosive shells 5 Armor edit Armide had a complete 150 millimeter 5 9 in wrought iron waterline belt approximately 2 4 meters 7 9 ft high The sides of the battery itself were armored with 120 millimeters 4 7 in of wrought iron and the ends of the battery were closed by bulkheads of the same thickness The barbette armor was 100 millimeters 3 9 in thick backed by 240 millimeters 9 4 in of wood 4 The unarmored portions of her sides were protected by 15 millimeter 0 6 in iron plates 2 Service editArmide was laid down at Rochefort in 1865 and launched on 12 April 1867 The ship began her sea trials on 5 October 1867 and was put into reserve at Brest immediately after her completion She was commissioned on 20 July 1870 to serve with the Baltic Squadron during the Franco Prussian War 6 The squadron was ordered to lift its blockade of the Prussian Baltic ports on 16 September and return to Cherbourg 7 Armide was decommissioned on 1 November but was recommissioned on 12 January 1871 to blockade the Prussian corvette SMS Arcona in Lisbon for the duration of the war Afterward she was transferred to the Mediterranean where she remained until 1873 6 Armide was decommissioned on 28 October 1873 at Toulon and had her armament reduced to six guns She was recommissioned as the flagship of the Levant Squadron on 25 August 1874 6 On 19 September 1875 Armide was in Algiers 8 The ship was reduced to reserve in December 1875 at Brest She was recommissioned in 1877 as the flagship of the China Squadron under Rear Admiral Duburquois and departed Brest on 17 January 1878 She was relieved by her sister Thetis on 22 January 1880 at Singapore She was decommissioned at Toulon on 17 March 1880 and condemned on 25 October 1882 6 Armide was used in gunnery trials in March 1886 and filled with watertight barrels to keep her from sinking She was set adrift and fired at by a group of French ironclads at ranges up to 5 000 meters 5 500 yd she was towed back to port to examine the effects of the shells 9 Notes edit Ironclad is the all encompassing term for armored warships of this period Armored corvettes were originally designed for the same role as traditional wooden corvettes but this rapidly changed as the size and expense of these ships caused them to be used as second class armored ships Footnotes edit a b c d de Balincourt and Vincent Brechignac 1976 p 26 a b c d e Gardiner p 302 de Balincourt and Vincent Brechignac 1976 p 28 a b de Balincourt and Vincent Brechignac 1976 p 27 Brassey p 477 a b c d de Balincourt and Vincent Brechignac 1976 p 29 de Balincourt and Vincent Brechignac 1975 p 30 The European Squadron Report of Admiral Worden of his Cruise in the Franklin from Southampton to Villa Franca The Harbor of Carthagena New York Times 2 November 1875 New York 2 November 1875 Ordnance and Naval Van Nostrand s Engineering Magazine 35 CCXI New York D Van Nostrand 347 July 1886 References editBrassey Thomas 1888 The Naval Annual 1887 Portsmouth England J Griffin de Balincourt Captain Vincent Brechignac Captain 1976 The French Navy of Yesterday Ironclad Corvettes F P D S Newsletter IV 4 Akron OH F P D S 26 32 OCLC 41554533 de Balincourt Captain Vincent Brechignac Captain 1975 The French Navy of Yesterday Ironclad Frigates F P D S Newsletter III 4 Akron OH F P D S 26 30 OCLC 41554533 Gardiner Robert ed 1979 Conway s All the World s Fighting Ships 1860 1905 Greenwich Conway Maritime Press ISBN 0 8317 0302 4 Roberts Stephen 2021 French Warships in the Age of Steam 1859 1914 Barnsley Seaforth ISBN 978 1 5267 4533 0 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title French ironclad Armide amp oldid 1096337772, 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