French ironclad gunboat Phlégéton

History
France
NamePhlégéton
Ordered5 August 1882
BuilderArsenal de Cherbourg
Laid downMarch 1885
Launched20 December 1890
CompletedOctober 1892
Decommissioned15 October 1909
Stricken2 August 1916
FateSunk as a target, 1917
General characteristics (as built)
Class & typePhlégéton-class ironclad gunboat
Displacement1,796 t (1,768 long tons)
Length59.2 m (194 ft 3 in) (o/a)
Beam12.3 m (40 ft 4 in)
Draft3.8 m (12 ft 6 in)
Installed power
Propulsion2 propellers, 2 compound-expansion steam engines
Speed13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph)
Range1,800 nmi (3,300 km; 2,100 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph)
Complement99
Armament
Armor

Phlégéton was one of two Phlégéton-class ironclad gunboats built for the French Navy during the 1880s. Completed in 1892, she spent most of her career in reserve. The ship was sunk as a target in 1917.