Part 1 of 2 +-----------------+---------+---------+--------+---------+----------+ | |Displace-|Indicated| Speed | | | | NAME OF SHIP. | ment | Horse- | in | Length. | Breadth. | | | in tons.| power. | Knots. | | | +-----------------+---------+---------+--------+---------+----------+ | | Tons. | | Knots. | Feet. | Feet. | | Bayard | 5900 | 4560 | 14.5 | 266 | 57.2 | | Duguesclin | 5900 | 4000 | 14 | 266 | 57.2 | | Turenne | 5900 | 4250 | 14.2 | 266 | 57.2 | | Vauban | 5900 | 4000 | 14 | 266 | 57.2 | | La Galissonière | 4700 | 2370 | 13 | 256 | 49 | | Triomphante | 4700 | 2400 | 12.8 | 256 | 49 | | Victorieuse | 4600 | 2210 | 12.7 | 256 | 49 | | Reine Blanche | 3620 | 1860 | 11.8 | 230 | 46.2 | | Thetis | 3620 | 1860 | 12 | 230 | 46.2 | +-----------------+---------+---------+--------+---------+----------+ Part 2 of 2 +-----------------+---------+-----------+---------------+ | | Draught | Maximum | Heaviest Guns | | NAME OF SHIP. | of | Thickness | carried. | | | Water. | of Armor. | | +-----------------+---------+-----------+---------------+ | | Feet. | Inches | | | Bayard | 23 3 | 10 | 4 of 16 tons. | | Duguesclin | 23.3 | 10 | 4 ” 16 ” | | Turenne | 23.3 | 10 | 4 ” 16 ” | | Vauban | 23.3 | 10 | 4 ” 16 ” | | La Galissonière | 23 | 6 | 6 ” 16 ” | | Triomphante | 23 | 6 | 6 ” 16 ” | | Victorieuse | 23 | 6 | 6 ” 16 ” | | Reine Blanche | 21.8 | 6 | 6 ” 8 ” | | Thetis | 21.8 | 6 | 6 ” 8 ” | +-----------------+---------+-----------+---------------+ Of the above ships it may be remarked that the _Thetis_ and _Reine Blanche_ have been nearly twenty years afloat, the _Galissonière_ was launched in 1872, the _Victorieuse_ in 1875, and the _Triomphante_ in 1877. The remainder of the nine, as previously stated, are modern vessels, the _Duguesclin_ being not yet completed. The _Duguesclin_ and her sister ships are of the _Duperré_ type, much reduced in dimensions. There are nine completed coast-guard iron-clads and eight armored gun-boats in the French navy, as follows: TABLE C.—FRENCH IRON-CLAD COAST-GUARD VESSELS.