French ironclad floating battery Pei-ho
| History | |
|---|---|
| France | |
| Name | Pei-ho |
| Ordered | 18 July 1859 |
| Builder | Arman Brothers |
| Laid down | 20 July 1859 |
| Launched | 25 May 1861 |
| Completed | October 1862 |
| Stricken | 15 November 1871 |
| Fate | Scrapped, April 1870 – October 1871 |
| General characteristics (as built) | |
| Class & type | Palestro-class ironclad floating battery |
| Displacement | 1,563 t (1,538 long tons) |
| Length | 47.5 m (155 ft 10 in) |
| Beam | 14.04 m (46 ft 1 in) |
| Draft | 3 m (9 ft 10 in) |
| Installed power | 580 ihp (430 kW) |
| Propulsion | 2 propellers, 2 steam engines |
| Sail plan | Schooner |
| Speed | 7–7.5 knots (13.0–13.9 km/h; 8.1–8.6 mph) |
| Complement | 200 |
| Armament | 12 × 164.7 mm (6.48 in) Mle 1860 30 pdr guns |
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Pei-ho was a Palestro-class ironclad floating battery built for the French Navy after the Crimean War of 1854–1855. Completed in 1862, she was placed in reserve two years later. The ship was struck from the navy list in 1869 and scrapped the following year.