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Ville de Paris

Ville de Paris

Survived

French Navy

TypeShip of the line
WarCrimean War
Main guns32 × 36-pounder guns

120-gun three-decker and Vice Admiral Hamelin's flagship. Hit about 50 times at Sevastopol.

Ville de Paris Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

Rated as 120-gun

  • lower deck: 32 36-pounder guns
  • middle deck: 34 24-pounder guns
  • upper deck: 34 18-pounder guns
  • forecastle: 18 8-pounder guns, 6 36-pounder carronades
BuilderRochefort shipyard
Laid down13 June 1807
Launched5 October 1850
Commissioned25 July 1851
Displacement5,302 tonnes
Length65.18 m (213.8 ft) (196.6 French feet)
Speed10.6 knots (19.6 km/h; 12.2 mph)
Complement1,079

As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.

Career

Launched

5 October 1850

17 October 1854

Hamelin's flagship; hit about 50 times

Fate

Survived

Broken up 2 March 1898