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French ironclad Richelieu : ウィキペディア英語版 | French ironclad Richelieu
The French ironclad ''Richelieu'' was a wooden-hulled central battery ironclad built for the French Navy in the early 1870s. She was named after the 17th century statesman Cardinal de Richelieu. The ship was the flagship of the Mediterranean Squadron for most of her career. ''Richelieu'' caught on fire in Toulon in 1880 and was scuttled to prevent her magazines from exploding. She was salvaged and, after being repaired, resumed her role as flagship. In 1886, however, the ship was placed in reserve and was eventually condemned in 1901. While being towed to the ship breakers in Amsterdam in 1911, ''Richelieu'' was caught in a storm in the Bay of Biscay and had to be cast loose from her tugboat. Nevertheless, the ship survived the storm and was recovered near the Scilly Isles from where she was towed to her final destination. ==Design and description== ''Richelieu'' was designed by Henri Dupuy de Lôme as a improved version of the s. As a central battery ironclad she had her armament concentrated amidships. Like most ironclads of her era she was equipped with a plough-shaped ram that projected from her hull.〔Gardiner, p. 288〕 Her crew numbered around 750 officers and men. The metacentric height of the ship was very low, a little above .〔 The ship measured overall, with a beam of . ''Richelieu'' had a maximum draft of 〔Silverstone, p. 65〕 and displaced .〔
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