Colbert-class ironclad

	Colbert at anchor
Class overview
Name	Colbert
Operators	French Navy
Preceded by	Richelieu
Succeeded by	Redoutable
Built	1870–78
In service	1877–1900
In commission	1877–95
Completed	2
Scrapped	2
General characteristics
Type	Central-battery ironclad
Displacement	8,614–8,814 metric tons (8,478–8,675 long tons)
Length	101.1–102.1 m (331 ft 8 in – 335 ft 0 in) (o/a)
Beam	17.57–17.7 m (57 ft 8 in – 58 ft 1 in)
Draft	8.11–8.58 m (26.6–28.1 ft)
Installed power	4,700 PS; 3,400 kW (4,600 ihp); 8 oval boilers;
Propulsion	1 shaft, 1 Horizontal return connecting-rod steam engine
Sail plan	Ship rigged
Speed	14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Range	3,300 nautical miles (6,100 km; 3,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement	750
Armament	8 × single 274 mm (10.8 in) guns; 1 × single 240 mm (9.4 in) guns; 6 × single 138 mm (5.4 in) guns; 4 × 356-millimeter (14.0 in) torpedo tubes;
Armor	Belt: 180–220 mm (7.1–8.7 in); Battery: 160 mm (6.3 in); Bulkheads: 120 mm (4.7 in); Deck: 15 mm (0.6 in);

The Colbert class were a pair of armored frigates built for the French Navy during the 1870s. The ships served as the flagships of the commander and deputy commander of the Mediterranean Squadron for most of their careers. The sister ships took part in the French conquest of Tunisia, notably shelling and landing troops in Sfax in 1881. They were relegated to second-line roles in 1894–95 before being condemned in 1900. The ships were finally sold for scrap in 1909.

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