List of steam powered ships of the line
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Britain
See List of ships of the line of the Royal Navy#List of unarmoured steam ships-of-the-line of the Royal Navy (1847-61)18 built, 41 converted
France
10 built, 28 converted- Le Napoléon (1850)Le Napoléon (1850)The Napoléon was a 90-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, and the very first purpose-built steam battleship in the world . She is also considered the first true steam battleship, and the first screw battleship ever . Launched in 1850, she was the lead ship of a class of 9 battleships, all...
- French ship Duquesne (1847)French ship Duquesne (1847)The Duquesne was a 90-gun sail and steam ship of the line of the French Navy.She took part in the Baltic theatre of the Crimean War, shelling Sweaborg on 10 August 1855...
Algésiras class ship of the line
Algésiras class ship of the line
The Algésiras class was a late type of 90-gun ships of the line used by the French navy. They were designed from the beginning to use a combination of sail and steam engine for propulsion....
- French ship Algésiras (1855)French ship Algésiras (1855)The Algésiras was a 90-gun steam ship of the line of the French Navy.In 1859, she took part in the blockade of Venice and various operations in the Mediterranean.She was decommissioned in 1865 and used as a transport...
- French ship Borda (1864)French ship Borda (1864)The Borda was a 90-gun ship of the line of the French Navy.She was built from 1853 to 1863 in Rochefort as Intrépide. By the time she was completed, technology has elvolved so much that she was already obsolete, and she had to be transformed before she was launched...
Converted
Océan class ship of the lineOcéan class ship of the line
The Océan-type ships of the line were a series of 16 first-rate 118-gun ships of the line of the French navy, designed by engineer Jacques-Noël Sané. Fifteen were completed from 1788 on, with the last one entering service in 1854...
- SouverainFrench ship Souverain (1819)Souverain was an Océan type 118-gun ship of the line of the French Navy. She was launched in 1819 and transformed into a steam ship in 1853.In 1853, she was refitted to receive a steam engine....
: laid down in Toulon in 1813, launched in 1819. Converted to sail/steam and entered service in 1857. Used as gunnery training vessel from 1860. Stricken in 1867. Hulk scrapped in 1905. - Ville-de-Paris: laid down in 1806 at Rochefort as Marengo; renamed to Ville-de-Vienne in 1807, Comte-d'Artois in 1814, and Ville-de-Paris in 1830. Launched in 1850. Entered Service in 1851, Converted to a dual sail/steam ship in 1858, engine removed and converted to transport in 1870. Stricken in 1882; hulk used as floating barracks until scrapped in 1898.
- Louis-XIVFrench ship Louis-XIV (1854)The Louis XIV was an Océan class 118-gun ship of the line of the French Navy.Laid down as Tonnant 1811 at Rochefort, she was renamed to Louis-XIV in 1828, still on keel...
: laid down as Le Tonnant in 1811 at Rochefort; renamed to Louis-XIV in 1828, launched in 1854. Entered service in 1854. Converted to a dual sail/steam ship in 1857. Transferred to the gunnery training school in 1861. Out of service 1873, stricken in 1880, scrapped in 1882.
Russia
- Oriol 84 (1854) (completed as screw) - Decommissioned in 1863
- Retvisan 84 (1855) (completed as screw) - Converted to sail 1863, to target vessel 1874, decommissioned 1880
- Imperator Nikolai I 111/109 (1860) (screw) - Decommissioned 1874
- Tsesarevitch 135/115 (1857) - Transferred to the Baltic FleetBaltic FleetThe Twice Red Banner Baltic Fleet - is the Russian Navy's presence in the Baltic Sea. In previous historical periods, it has been part of the navy of Imperial Russia and later the Soviet Union. The Fleet gained the 'Twice Red Banner' appellation during the Soviet period, indicating two awards of...
1858-1859, converted to screw 1860, decommissioned 1874 - Sinop (ex-Bosfor - renamed on slip) 130 (1858) - Transferred to the Baltic FleetBaltic FleetThe Twice Red Banner Baltic Fleet - is the Russian Navy's presence in the Baltic Sea. In previous historical periods, it has been part of the navy of Imperial Russia and later the Soviet Union. The Fleet gained the 'Twice Red Banner' appellation during the Soviet period, indicating two awards of...
1858-1859, converted to screw 1860, decommissioned 1874
Leipzig-class (1 of 2 units)
- Gangut 84 (1825) - Converted to screw 1854, training ship 1862, decommissioned 1871
Imperatritsa Aleksandra-class (1 of 8 units)
- Vola 84/92 (1837) - Converted to screw 1856, later become training ship, BU 1889
Fershampenuaz-class (2 of 3 units)
- Konstantin 74/82 (1837) - Converted to screw 1854, decommissioned 1864
- Vyborg 74/82 (1841) - Coverted to screw 1854, decommissioned 1863
Sweden
- Karl XIV Johan, launched 1824. Converted 1854. Scrapped 1867.
- Stockholm, launched 1856, converted on stocks. Later training and accommodation ship. Scrapped 1923.