French ship Saint Louis (1854)
1/20th scale model of Suffren, lead ship of Saint Louis's class, on display at the Musée national de la Marine | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| France | |
| Name | Saint Louis |
| Namesake | Louis IX of France |
| Builder | Brest |
| Laid down | 13 July 1848 |
| Launched | 25 April 1854 |
| Completed | June 1854 |
| Renamed | From Achille, 2 April 1850 |
| Stricken | 26 November 1894 |
| Fate | Scrapped, 1895 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Donawerth-class ship of the line |
| Displacement | 4,231 tonnes |
| Length | 60.5 m (198 ft 6 in) (gun deck) |
| Beam | 16.28 m (53 ft 5 in) |
| Draught | 8.2 m (26 ft 11 in) |
| Depth | 8.05 m (26 ft 5 in) |
| Installed power | 1,175 ihp (1,191 PS; 876 kW) |
| Propulsion | 1 × shaft; 1 × Horizontal-return connecting rod-steam engine |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Speed | 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) |
| Complement | 814 |
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Saint Louis was a steam-powered, third-rate, 80 gun Donawerth-class ship of the line built for the French Navy during the 1850s. She had been laid down as a Suffren-class sailing ship of the line, but remained on the stocks until she was chosen for conversion to steam power in 1854. The ship played a minor role in the Crimean War of 1854–1855.