French ship Saint Louis (1854)

Summary

The Saint Louis was a 90-gun Suffren-class Ship of the line of the French Navy. She was the twenty-second ship in French service named in honour of Louis IX of France.

1/20th scale model of Suffren, lead ship of Saint Louis's class, on display at the Musée national de la Marine
History
French Navy EnsignFrance
NameSaint Louis
NamesakeLouis IX of France
BuilderBrest [1]
Laid down13 July 1848 [1]
Launched26 April 1853 [1]
In service8 April 1854[1]
Stricken26 November 1894 [1]
FateScrapped 1895
General characteristics
Class and typeSuffren class ship of the line
Displacement4 070 tonnes
Length60.50 m (198.5 ft)
Beam16.28 m (53.4 ft)
Draught7.40 m (24.3 ft)
Propulsion3114 m² of sails
Complement810 to 846 men
Armament
Armour6.97 cm of timber

Career edit

Started as Achille, the ship was renamed Saint Louis in 1850. She took part in the Crimean War as a troopship,[1] In July 1854, she ran aground at Kiel, Prussia. She was refloated on 26 July.[2] She bombed the Tétouan forts on 20 November 1859, and served in the French intervention in Mexico in 1862.[1]

She was renamed Cacique in 1881 and served as a gunnery school, and was eventually broken up in 1895.[1]

Citations edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Roche, vol.1, p.397
  2. ^ "Prussia". The Times. No. 21813. London. 7 August 1854. col D-E, p. 7.

References edit

  • Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671 - 1870. Roche. p. 397. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
  • 90-guns ships-of-the-line