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French ship Wagram (1854)

Wagram was a late 100-gun Hercule-class ship of the line of the French Navy, transformed into a Sail and Steam ship.

1/40th-scale model of the 100-gun Hercule, lead ship of Wagram 's class, on display at the Musée national de la Marine.
History
France
NameWagram[1]
NamesakeBattle of Wagram
BuilderLorient [1]
Laid down22 August 1833 [1]
Launched12 June 1854 [1]
Stricken1867 [1]
FateSunk as Target April 29, 1867
General characteristics
Class and typeHercule class
Displacement4440 tonnes
Length62.50
Beam16.20
Draught8.23
Sail plan3150 m² of sails
Complement955 men
Armament
Armourtimber

Service history edit

Started as Bucentaure, Wagram took part in the Crimean War and in the Battle of Kinburn. In 1862, she served in the French intervention in Mexico.[1]

On 29 April 1867, she was sunk as a target for torpedo trials.[1]

Citations edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Roche, vol.1, p.475

References edit

  • Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671 - 1870. p. 475. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.

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