Name Alexandre Builder Rochefort Struck 22 February 1877 Construction started 30 May 1848 Length 60 m Displacement 4.07 million kg | Laid down 30 May 1848 Fate Scrapped Launched 27 March 1857 Weight 4,070 tons Draft 7.4 m | |
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The Alexandre was a 90-gun Suffren-class Ship of the line of the French Navy. She was the ninth ship in French service named in honour of Alexander the Great.
Career
Designed to be a sailing ship of the line, Alexandre was converted to a steam and sail ship while on keel and served in Italy during the Italian unification. In 1873, her engine was removed and she became a gunnery school ship. She was eventually scrapped in 1900.
References
French ship Alexandre (1857) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA