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French ship Ville de Nantes

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Name
  
Ville de Nantes

Builder
  
Cherbourg

Decommissioned
  
1828

Construction started
  
20 June 1854

Length
  
72 m

Draft
  
8 m

Namesake
  
Nantes

Laid down
  
20 June 1854

In service
  
1862

Launched
  
7 August 1858

Weight
  
5,150 tons

French ship Ville de Nantes

Ville de Nantes was a late 90-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, lead ship of her class.

Career

Ville de Nantes conducted trials in 1860 until, in December, she was used as a transport to ferry troops to Brest. Her engine having broke down, she conducted repairs until July 1861, after which she conducted trials until 1862.

After the Paris Commune, Ville de Nantes was used as a prison hulk in Cherbourg. She was eventually broken up in 1887.

References

French ship Ville de Nantes Wikipedia