French ship Ulm (1854)

Ulm was a 100-gun Hercule-class ship of the line of the French Navy. She was transformed into a steam and sail ship while on keel and launched as an 82-gun ship.

1/40th-scale model of the 100-gun Hercule, lead ship of Ulm ' class, on display at the Musée national de la Marine.
History
France
Name: Ulm[1]
Namesake: Battle of Ulm
Builder: Rochefort [1]
Laid down: 13 July 1825 [1]
Launched: 13 May 1854 [1]
Stricken: 25 November 1867 [1]
Fate: Scrapped 1890
General characteristics
Class and type: Hercule class
Displacement: 4440 tonnes
Length: 62.50
Beam: 16.20
Draught: 8.23
Sail plan: 3150 m² of sails
Complement: 955 men
Armament:
Armour: timber

Service history

Ordered as Lys under the absolute monarchy of Charles X, the ship, still under construction, was renamed Ulm on 9 August 1830, following the July Revolution. She was transformed into a sail and steam ship, receiving an Indret engine, and was eventually launched in 1854.[1]

She served in the Black Sea during the Crimean War and took part in the Battle of Kinburn.[1] From July 1857, she was part of the squadron of Toulon. She transferred to Brest in 1860 for engine trials, and to Cherbourg in June 1862.[2]

From September 1862,[2] she served in the French intervention in Mexico.[1] She returned to Brest on 3 January 1863.[2]

Struck in 1867, she was used as a coaling hulk in Brest before being eventually broken up in 1890.[1]

Notes, citations, and references

Notes

    Citations
    1. Roche, vol.1, p.450
    2. 100-guns ships of the line Archived 2007-11-13 at the Wayback Machine

    References
    • Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671 - 1870. p. 266. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
    • 100-guns ships of the line
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