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Name | Revanche |
Namesake | Revenge |
Builder | Arsenal de Toulon |
Laid down | March 1861 |
Launched | 28 December 1865 |
Commissioned | 1 May 1867 |
Stricken | 10 January 1893 |
Fate | Scrapped, 1893 |
General characteristics (as built) | |
Class and type | Provence-class ironclad frigate |
Displacement | 5,810 t (5,720 long tons) |
Length | 82.9 m (272 ft) (o/a) |
Beam | 17.06 m (56 ft) |
Draft | 8.4 m (27 ft 7 in) (deep load) |
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Propulsion | 1 shaft, 1 HRCR-steam engine |
Sail plan | Barque-rig |
Speed | 14.5 knots (26.9 km/h; 16.7 mph) |
Range | 2,410 nautical miles (4,460 km; 2,770 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
Complement | 579–594 |
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The French ironclad Revanche was one of 10 Provence-class armored frigates built for the French Navy (Marine Nationale) during the 1860s. Commissioned in 1867, she was initially assigned to the Northern Squadron (Escadre du Nord). The ironclad played a minor role in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870–1871, blockading the North Sea coast of Prussia. Revanche was placed in reserve after the war, but was reactivated in 1875, sometimes serving as a flagship. Assigned to the Mediterranean Squadron (Escadre de la Méditerranée), she suffered a boiler explosion in 1877 that required extensive repairs and did not return to service until late 1878. The ship was decommissioned in 1883 and served in second-line duties, including service as a guard ship in 1892–1893, until she was stricken in early 1893 and subsequently scrapped.