Phlégéton-class ironclad gunboat

Class overview
NameAchéron class
BuildersArsenal de Cherbourg
Operators French Navy
Preceded byAchéron class
Succeeded byNone
Built1885–1893
In service1892–1919
Completed2
Scrapped2
General characteristics
TypeIronclad gunboat
Displacement1,796 t (1,768 long tons)
Length59.2 m (194 ft 3 in) (o/a)
Beam12.3 m (40 ft 4 in)
Draft3.8 m (12 ft 6 in)
Installed power
Propulsion2 propellers, 2 compound-expansion steam engines
Speed13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph)
Range1,800 nmi (3,300 km; 2,100 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph)
Complement99
Armament
Armor

The Phlégéton-class consisted of two ironclad gunboats built for the French Navy in the 1880s. They spent the bulk of their careers in reserve.