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The Jean Bart, drawing by Louis Le Breton
Career (France) French Navy Ensign
Namesake: Jean Bart
Builder: Lorient
Laid down: 26 January 1849
Launched: 14 September 1852
Fate: scrapped
General characteristics
Class and type: 80-gun ship of the line
Displacement: 4135 tonnes
Propulsion:

Sail

Indret steam engine, 1800 HP
Armament: 80 guns

The Jean Bart was a 80-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, named in honour of Jean Bart. Louis Le Breton (1818 Douarnenez – 1866 was a French painter who specialised in marine paintings This is about the historical sailor For others see Jean Bart (disambiguation. Lorient, or L'Orient, (An Oriant is a commune and a Seaport in the Morbihan département, of Brittany. A ship-of-the-line was a type of naval warship constructed from the 17th century through the mid-19th century to take part in the the naval tactic known as the Line of battle A ship-of-the-line was a type of naval warship constructed from the 17th century through the mid-19th century to take part in the the naval tactic known as the Line of battle The French Navy, officially the Marine nationale ( National Navy) and often called La Royale ( The Royal Navy) is the maritime arm This is about the historical sailor For others see Jean Bart (disambiguation.

She took part in the Siege of Sevastopol (1854-1855) and the Battle of Kinburn (1855). The Battle of Kinburn/Kil-Bouroun was a naval engagement during the final stage of the Crimean War.

In 1856, she was fitted with a steam engine. A steam engine is a Heat engine that performs Mechanical work using Steam as its Working fluid. From 1864, she was used as a school ship. A training ship is a ship used to train students as Sailors The term is especially used for ships employed by navies to train future officers She was renamed to Donawerth in September 1868, and was finally scrapped as Cyclope in 1886.


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