Lapérouse-class cruiser

The Lapérouse class was a type of barbette cruisers of the French Navy, with wooden hull and iron beams. These ships had plough bows with a forecastle, a displacement of 2,363 tons, a speed of 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) and had a complement of 264 sailors. Armament was fifteen 140 mm (5.5 in) M1870M guns later replaced in Primauget with quick-firing conversions. Each ship also had eight 1-pounder revolving cannons.[1][2]

Class overview
NameLapérouse class
Operators Marine Nationale
Completed4
General characteristics
TypeBarbette cruiser
Tonnage2240 tonnes
Length80 m (262 ft 6 in)
Beam11.40 m (37 ft 5 in)
Draught5.50 m (18 ft 1 in)
Installed power1,700 kW (2,300 shp)
Propulsion
  • steam engine
  • Sail
Sail planfull-rigged
Speed15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement264
Armament
  • 15 × 140 mm (5.5 in) M1870M guns
  • 2 × Hotchkiss quick-firing guns
  • 8 × 1-pounder revolving cannons
Notesbeached on the coast of Madagascar

Sources and references
  1. "Cruisers of the French Navy".
  2. "Laperouse Class".
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