French ship Valmy

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The Valmy, named after the Battle of Valmy, was the largest and last of the three-deckers of the French Navy ever constructed. Her construction was started in Brest in 1838 as Formidable, and she was launched 11 years afterward. She had right sides, which increased significantly the space available for upper batteries, but pejorated the stability of the ship; wooden stabilisators were added under the waterline to address the issue.

Related Topics:
Battle of Valmy - French Navy

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The Valmy was thought to be the largest sort of sailing ship possible, as larger dimensions made the maneuver of riggings impracticable with mere manpower.

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She was engaged in the Crimean War, where she proved difficult to manoeuver and often had to be towed by steam ships.

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She returned in Breast in 1855, where she was disarmed. She was then used as a school ship, and was renamed to Borda in 1863. She took back her old name of Intrépide one year before being scrapped in 1891.

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The name was later re-used for a Guépard-class destroyer, launched in 1927 and scuttled in 1942.

Related Topics:
Destroyer - 1927 - 1942

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