French ship Montebello (1812)
Montebello circa 1850
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| History | |
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| France | |
| Namesake | Battle of Montebello |
| Laid down | 1810 |
| Launched | 6 December 1812 |
| Fate | Scrapped, 1889 |
| General characteristics (as built) | |
| Class & type | Océan-class ship of the line |
| Displacement | 5,095 t (5,015 long tons) |
| Tons burthen | 2,794–2,930 (bm) |
| Length | 63.83 m (209 ft 5 in) (gun deck) |
| Beam | 16.4 m (53 ft 10 in) |
| Draught | 8.14 m (26 ft 8 in) |
| Propulsion | sail, 3,250 m2 (35,000 sq ft) |
| Sail plan | full-rigged ship |
| Complement | 1,130 |
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Montebello was a first-rate 118-gun Océan-class ship of the line built for the French Navy during the 1810s. Completed in 1813, the ship did not play a significant role in the Napoleonic Wars. She was converted to steam in 1851–1852 and participated in the Crimean War of 1854–1855.
Description
The later Océan-class ships had an length of 63.83 metres (209 ft 5 in) at the gun deck a beam of 16.4 metres (53 ft 10 in) and a depth of hold of 8.12 metres (26 ft 8 in). The ships displaced 5,095 tonnes (5,015 long tons) and had a mean draught of 8.14 metres (26 ft 8 in). They had a tonnage of 2,794–2,930 tons burthen. Their crew numbered 1,130 officers and ratings. They were fitted with three masts and ship rigged with a sail area of 3,250 square metres (35,000 sq ft).[1]
The muzzle-loading, smoothbore armament of the Océan class consisted of thirty-two 36-pounder long guns on the lower gun deck, thirty-four 24-pounder long guns on the middle gun deck and on the upper gundeck were thirty-four 18-pounder long guns. On the quarterdeck and forecastle were a total of fourteen 8-pounder long guns and a dozen 36-pounder carronades.[2]
Career
Montebello was ordered in 1810 and was laid down at the Arsenal de Toulon in October of that year. The ship was launched on 6 December 1812, commissioned on 1 July 1813 and completed the following month.[3]
On 31 October 1836, she was driven ashore at the Grosse Tour, Toulon. She was subsequently refloated.[4]
On 5 March 1855 she took part in the Siege of Sevastopol, then in the expedition to Kerch and in the Battle of Kinburn. In 1860, Montebello replaced Suffren at Toulon as a school-ship for gunnery, and in 1867, she was used as a floating barracks. She was scrapped in 1889.[5]
Citations
References
- Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671–1870. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
- Winfield, Rif and Roberts, Stephen S. (2015) French Warships in the Age of Sail 1786-1861: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84832-204-2
External links
- 1812. Le Montebello de Sané (France) Archived 2012-10-22 at the Wayback Machine
- Armement du vaisseau à trois-ponts le Montebello (1834), Nicolas Mioque