Name Eylau Laid down 5 July 1853 Struck 22 February 1877 Launched 15 May 1856 | Namesake Battle of Eylau Commissioned 8 March 1857 Construction started 5 July 1853 Length 69 m | |
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Type Hercule class, converted fast screw ship of the line | ||
The Eylau was a converted fast screw ship of the line of the French Navy.
Started as a 100-gun Hercule class ship of the line under the name Éole, Eylau was ordered converted to mixed propulsion in 1852, even before her keel was laid.
She was used as a hulk in Toulon, and broken up in 1905.
References
French ship Eylau (1856) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA