French ship Valmy (1847)

For other ships with the same name, see French ship Borda, French ship Intrépide, and French ship Valmy.
The Valmy, by then renamed Borda, serving as a school ship
History
French Navy EnsignFrance
Namesake
BuilderBrest shipyard. Plans by Leroux
Laid down1 March 1838
Launched25 September 1847
Commissioned1849
DecommissionedJanuary 1856
Renamed
  • renamed Borda on 18 August 1863
  • renamed Intrépide in 1890
Reclassified1863 schoolship
Stricken1890
HomeportBrest
FateScrapped in 1891
General characteristics
Class and type1st rate ship of the line
Displacement5,826 tonnes
Length64.05 m (210.1 ft) at the waterline
Beam18.11 m (59.4 ft)
Draught8.61 m (28.2 ft)
Complement1100
Armament
Armourtimber

Valmy, named after the Battle of Valmy, was the largest three-decker of the French Navy, and the largest tall ship ever built in France.