French ship Jean Bart (1852) explained
The
Jean Bart was a 90-gun
Suffren class ship of the line of the
French Navy, named in honour of
Jean Bart.
She took part in the Siege of Sevastopol (1854–1855) and the Battle of Kinburn (1855).
In 1856, she was fitted with a steam engine. 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.
References
- Book: Jones, Colin . Warship 1996. McLean. David. Preston. Antony. Conway Maritime Press. London. 1996 . 0-85177-685-X. amp. Antony Preston. Entente Cordiale, 1865.
- Book: Roche, Jean-Michel . 2005 . Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671–1870 . Roche . 978-2-9525917-0-6 . 165892922.