French ironclad Montcalm

Model of her sister Jeanne d'Arc on display at the Musée de la Marine in Paris, before the rear barbettes were deleted
History
France
NameMontcalm
NamesakeLouis de Montcalm de Saint Véran
BuilderRochefort
Laid down26 October 1865
Launched16 October 1868
Commissioned1870
FateCondemned 2 April 1891
General characteristics
Class and typeAlma-class ironclad
Displacement3,889 t (3,828 long tons)
Length68.75 m (225 ft 7 in)
Beam14.13 m (46 ft 4 in)
Draft6.66 m (21 ft 10 in) (mean)
Installed power1,830 ihp (1,360 kW)
Propulsion1 shaft, 1 steam engine
Sail planBarque-rig
Speed11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph)
Range1,460 nmi (2,700 km; 1,680 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

The French ironclad Montcalm was a wooden-hulled armored corvette built for the French Navy in the mid-1860s. She was named after Major General Montcalm who lost the Battle of the Plains of Abraham in 1759. She played a minor role in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870–1871 where she captured one Prussian sailing ship. Montcalm spent most of her later career abroad, either in Chinese waters or in the Pacific Ocean. The ship was condemned in 1891.


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