French battleship Formidable (1885)
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For other ships of the same name, see French ship Formidable.
 Formidable displayed beside an antique galley for size comparison |
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| Career (France) |  |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | 13 December 1878 |
| Builder: | Lorient, France. Plans by Gordon |
| Laid down: | 10 January 1879 |
| Launched: | 16 April 1885 |
| Commissioned: | 29 December 1888 |
| Decommissioned: | 9 February 1909 |
| Fate: | Scraped |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Amiral Baudin class battleship |
| Displacement: | 12 150 tonnes |
| Length: | 98 metres |
| Beam: | 21.2 metres |
| Draught: | 7.9 metres |
| Propulsion: | 9700 shp |
| Speed: | 16 knots |
| Complement: | 650 |
| Armament: |
3 × 370mm/28 Modèle 1875 guns in single mountings |
| Armour: | 450 mm |
The Formidable was an early battleship of the French Navy.
In 1890, Formidable was used to experiment captive balloons usage in the Navy[1] From May 1891, she was the flagship of the Mediterranean squadron. In 1898, she was transferred to the Atlantic squadron, based in Brest.
 Launch of the Formidable |
 Formidable testing a captive balloon in 1890 |
[edit] Notes and References
- ^ La Nature. Revue des sciences et de leurs applications aux arts et à l'industrie, pp. 312-314. From Le Conservatoire numérique des Arts & Métiers
