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French ship Inflexible (1839)

The Inflexible was a 90-gun Suffren-class Ship of the line of the French Navy

Inflexible as a boys' school
History
France
NameInflexible
NamesakeInflexible
BuilderRochefort[1]
Laid down18 August 1824 [1]
Launched21 November 1839 [1]
Commissioned24 August 1840 [1]
Stricken1875 [1]
FateBroken up 1875
General characteristics
Class and typeSuffren class ship of the line
Displacement4 070 tonnes
Length60.50 m (198.5 ft)
Beam16.28 m (53.4 ft)
Draught7.40 m (24.3 ft)
Propulsion3114 m² of sails
Complement810 to 846 men
Armament
Armour6.97 cm of timber

Career edit

Commissioned in Rochefort in 1840, Inflexible was appointed to the Mediterranean squadron, where she served from 1841 under Captain Guérin des Essarts.[1]

From 1860, she was used as a boys' school in Brest, and was eventually broken up in 1875.[1]

Citations edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Roche, vol.1, p.257

References edit

  • Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671 - 1870. Roche. p. 257. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.

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