Ordered 7 October 1880 Commissioned 1892 Construction started 17 April 1882 Length 99 m Displacement 10.56 million kg Builder Brest | Namesake Neptune Laid down 17 April 1882 In service 23 December 1892 Launched 7 May 1887 Weight 10,560 tons Draft 8.4 m | |
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Neptune was an ironclad battleship of the French Navy.
Service history
Neptune served in the Mediterranean squadron until 1898, when she was used as a training ship, and as a hulk from February 1908.
She was eventually sunk as target off Cherbourg.
References
French ironclad Neptune Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA