French ironclad Magnanime

A scale model of sister ship Flandre
History
France
Name	Magnanime
Namesake	Magnanimous
Ordered	16 November 1860
Builder	Arsenal de Brest
Laid down	27 February 1861
Launched	19 August 1864
Commissioned	1 November 1865
Decommissioned	1879
Stricken	19 June 1882
Fate	Scrapped, 1885
General characteristics (as built)
Class and type	Provence-class ironclad frigate
Displacement	5,810 t (5,720 long tons)
Length	82.9 m (272 ft) (o/a)
Beam	17.06 m (56 ft)
Draft	8.4 m (27 ft 7 in) (deep load)
Installed power	8 boilers 3,200 PS (2,400 kW)
Propulsion	1 shaft, 1 compound-expansion steam engine
Sail plan	Barque-rig
Speed	14.5 knots (26.9 km/h; 16.7 mph)
Range	2,410 nautical miles (4,460 km; 2,770 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement	579–594
Armament	4 × 240 mm (9.4 in) rifled muzzle-loading (RML) guns 7 × 194 mm (7.6 in) smoothbore guns 6 × 164.7 mm (6.5 in) RML guns
Armor	Belt: 150 mm (5.9 in) Battery: 110 mm (4.3 in) Conning tower: 100 mm (3.9 in)

The French ironclad Magnanime was one of 10 Provence-class armored frigates built for the French Navy (Marine Nationale) during the 1860s. Commissioned in 1865, she was initially assigned to the Northern Squadron (Escadre du Nord), but was soon transferred to the Mediterranean Squadron (Escadre de la Méditerranée), often serving as a flagship. The ironclad played a minor role in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870–1871, blockading the North Sea coast of Prussia. Magananime was reduced to reserve after the war, but was reactivated in 1875 and assigned to the Mediterranean Fleet. The ship was decommissioned in 1878 and was stricken from the navy list in 1882. She was scrapped in 1885.