The Jean Bart was a 4800-tonne first class iron protected cruiser

Protected cruiser

The protected cruiser is a type of naval cruiser of the late 19th century, so known because its armoured deck offered protection for vital machine spaces from shrapnel caused by exploding shells above...

 of the French Navy

French Navy

The French Navy, officially the Marine nationale and often called La Royale is the maritime arm of the French military. It includes a full range of fighting vessels, from patrol boats to a nuclear powered aircraft carrier and 10 nuclear-powered submarines, four of which are capable of launching...

.

She was built in Rochefort

Rochefort, Charente-Maritime

Rochefort is a commune in southwestern France, a port on the Charente estuary. It is a sub-prefecture of the Charente-Maritime department.-History:...

 in 1886 and commissioned in 1892. 1893 she took part in the naval review

Naval Review

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 during the World's Columbian Exhibition. She was reinstated second class cruiser in 1897 and was sent to East Asia. In 1902, she returned to Lorient

Lorient

Lorient, or L'Orient, is a commune and a seaport in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France.-History:At the beginning of the 17th century, merchants who were trading with India had established warehouses in Port-Louis...

 to be decommissioned.

She was recommissioned in 1906 and sent to the Caribbean. She ran aground in 1907 at Ras Nouadhibou

Ras Nouadhibou

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 and became a total loss.

See also

• French ship Jean Bart
  French ship Jean Bart
  Jean Bart may refer to one of the following ships of the French Navy or privateers named in honour of Jean Bart , a French naval commander and privateer....
  
  for other ships of the same name.

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