French ironclad Revanche

A scale model of sister ship Flandre
History
France
Name	Revanche
Namesake	Revenge
Builder	Arsenal de Toulon
Laid down	March 1861
Launched	28 December 1865
Commissioned	1 May 1867
Stricken	10 January 1893
Fate	Scrapped, 1893
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 HRCR-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 Revanche was one of 10 Provence-class armored frigates built for the French Navy (Marine Nationale) during the 1860s. Commissioned in 1867, she was initially assigned to the Northern Squadron (Escadre du Nord). The ironclad played a minor role in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870–1871, blockading the North Sea coast of Prussia. Revanche was placed in reserve after the war, but was reactivated in 1875, sometimes serving as a flagship. Assigned to the Mediterranean Squadron (Escadre de la Méditerranée), she suffered a boiler explosion in 1877 that required extensive repairs and did not return to service until late 1878. The ship was decommissioned in 1883 and served in second-line duties, including service as a guard ship in 1892–1893, until she was stricken in early 1893 and subsequently scrapped.