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French ironclad Neptune

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Name
  
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


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