 A scale model of sister ship Flandre
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| History | |
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| 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 | |
| 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 |
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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.