French warship Devastation, built 1879, scrapped 1922, drying her sails. She would not have to do this chore for long it seems; some pictures a bit down on this page:
http://www.worldnavalships.com/courbet.htm#Devastation And for those who knows a bit of French, here's a bit of info on her in that language:
http://perso.orange.fr/cdasm.56/devasta2.htm (One might reflect upon her name thus: that when she was given it, it was a prideful boast, today when all the soldiering is done by 'peace-soldiers' and all devastation is regrettable 'collateral damage', it sounds awfully old fashioned).
