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French ship Jean Bart (1852)
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The Jean Bart was a 90-gun Suffren class ship of the line
Suffren class ship of the line
The Suffren class was a late type of 90-gun ships of the line of the French Navy.Intended as successors of the 80-gun Bucentaure class by Jean Tupinier, they introduced the innovation of having straight walls, instead of the Tumblehome design that had prevailed until then; this tended to heighten...
of the French Navy
French Navy
The French Navy, officially the Marine nationale and often called La Royale is the maritime arm of the French military. It includes a full range of fighting vessels, from patrol boats to a nuclear powered aircraft carrier and 10 nuclear-powered submarines, four of which are capable of launching...
, named in honour of Jean Bart
Jean Bart
Jean Bart was a Flemish sailor who primarily served the French crown as naval commander and privateer.-Early life:...
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She took part in the Siege of Sevastopol (1854–1855) and the Battle of Kinburn (1855)
Battle of Kinburn (1855)
The Battle of Kinburn/Kil-Bouroun was a naval engagement during the final stage of the Crimean War. It took place on the tip of the Kinburn Peninsula on 17 October 1855...
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In 1856, she was fitted with a steam engine
Steam engine
A steam engine is a heat engine that performs mechanical work using steam as its working fluid.Steam engines are external combustion engines, where the working fluid is separate from the combustion products. Non-combustion heat sources such as solar power, nuclear power or geothermal energy may be...
. From 1864, she was used as a training ship. She was renamed to Donawerth in September 1868, and was finally scrapped as Cyclope in 1886.