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1004:. Their 16-kilogram (35 lb) shells were fired at muzzle velocities of 710 meters per second (2,300 ft/s) at a rate of six rounds per minute. At their maximum elevation of +20 degrees, the guns had a range of 9,000 meters (9,800 yd). The sisters carried 250 rounds for each gun. For defense against
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and
Lockroy, recently returned to office, suggested suspending work on the ships while studies were done. Bertin opposed the changes, but produced drawings by early March 1899, despite the work load on his designers who were focused on other projects, and they were approved by the Minister on 6
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Superior Naval Council had produced a new naval program that included an additional three each armored and protected cruisers for overseas service and five armored cruisers for service with the battle fleet. For the 1898 budget, Besnard proposed one battleship, two armored
1350:(DL)) of the 2nd Light Squadron which was tasked to defend the English Channel in conjunction with the British. The division was on station in the western end of the Channel by 4 August, where their mission was to intercept German shipping and provide distant
938:, the ships attaining 20.6–21.5 knots (38.2–39.8 km/h; 23.7–24.7 mph) from 17,177–17,870 metric horsepower (12,634–13,143 kW). The sisters carried up to 1,200 metric tons (1,200 long tons; 1,300 short tons) of coal and could steam for 6,450
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had a total thickness of 42 millimeters (1.7 in) on the flat and 70 millimeters (2.8 in) on the upper part of the curved portion where it met the bottom edge of the belt armor. Behind the belt armor was a highly-subdivided watertight internal
1036:-class cruisers extended from 1.2 meters (3 ft 11 in) below the waterline to 1.995 meters (6 ft 7 in) above it and covered the entire length of the ship except for 18.9 meters (62 ft) of the stern where it ended in a transverse
1384:) in the Central Mediterranean with searching for German shipping near Italian ports. She rejoined the 3rd Squadron and was tasked to help blockade the Ottoman coast near the Turkish and Syrian border. In contrast to her sister,
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rejected
Besnard's proposal for a 5,700-metric-ton (5,610-long-ton) protected cruiser in late 1896, saying that the navy "needed ships that can deal out and withstand punishment", but Besnard authorized construction of
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84 millimeters (3.3 in) thick. The armor was 102 millimeters (4 in) thick, although it reduced to 84 mm in front of the forward turret and thinned to 38 millimeters (1.5 in) at its lower edge.
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returned to France after the war, but was assigned to the Far
Eastern Division in 1919. Her service there was uneventful and the ship arrived back in France on 31 March 1921 after which she was decommissioned.
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for the smaller ships escorting convoys in the
Channel. Improved defenses in the Channel and the stabilization of the front in early 1915 allowed the cruisers to be released from their tasks, so
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in 1916 caused the Allies to transfer cruisers to the
Atlantic to protect their shipping. The sisters were assigned to a newly-raised 6th Light Division in July 1916 that was based in
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armored cruisers for the fleet. This satisfied the
Superior Naval Council's objectives and all three factions as Fourier's ideas showed that armored cruisers could accomplish the
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French cruiser policy during the decade from the mid-1880s was incoherent as three different factions of the navy fought amongst themselves in four forums, the
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Preliminary design work in
December 1896 was for a 7,300-metric-ton (7,185-long-ton) ship armed with ten 164.7-millimeter (6.5 in) guns, two in single-
1320:. By late September, the ship was assigned to escort duties in the Indian Ocean and Red Sea. She was transferred to the newly formed Dardanelles Squadron (
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1202:, was initially assigned to the Atlantic Division as its flagship. Her sisters were initially assigned to the Mediterranean Squadron's Light Squadron (
390:) at the beginning of the 20th century. Designed for overseas service and armed with eight 164.7-millimeter (6.5 in) guns, the three ships of the
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proposed revising the armament, exchanging the single-gun turrets and the casemated guns for four twin-gun turrets, two replacing the turrets on the
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was the first of the sisters to be transferred to the
Mediterranean in February 1915 and spent the next year patrolling off the coast of the Ottoman
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865:. The ships normally had a crew of 19 officers and 550 enlisted men, but accommodated 24 officers and 583 enlisted men when serving as flagships.
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April. The changes greatly retarded the progress on the two ships ordered from private dockyards, which had already been laid down in early 1899.
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in the 1896 budget, Lockroy and his allies in the Budget
Committee were willing to accept smaller cruisers in the following year's budget. The
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s place in the Light Squadron. While visiting the United States later that year, the cruiser accidentally collided with and sank an American
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ranging from 865 meters per second (2,840 ft/s). This gave them a range of about 10,800 meters (11,800 yd) at the turrets' maximum
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exchanged assignments in 1907, although the former ship returned to the Atlantic in 1908 before being placed in reserve from 1909 to 1914.
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accepted his revised design on 4 May 1897, although complaining about the deleted guns.
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942:(11,950 km; 7,420 mi) at a speed of 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph).
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was 120 millimeters (4.7 in) thick. The sides of the elliptical
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and intercept German ships attempting to pass through. At that time,
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as the division's flagship. To release manpower for higher-priority
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U.S. Department of Commerce and Labor Bureau of Navigation (1907).
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on 16 February. The squadron was tasked to patrol the area between
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that same month, they were two of the ships tasked to blockade the
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in May 1915, the ship spent most of her time on escort duty in the
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were reactivated. When the war began they were assigned to defend
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1378:. The cruiser was detached in May to assist the 1st Naval Army (
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while inspecting shipping, losing 27 men killed and 11 wounded.
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were smaller and less powerfully armed than their predecessors.
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sailed to Brest where she was placed in reserve on 15 October.
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was still in the Far East. Before she was transferred to the
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784:, recently appointed as the Director of Naval Construction (
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as flagship of the Atlantic Division in 1905. In her turn
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7,700 metric tons (7,578 long tons) as designed. To reduce
837:-class ships were much smaller and more lightly armed than
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was assigned to the 3rd Squadron upon her arrival in the
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in the 1896 budget proposal, despite opposition from the
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Chesneau, Roger & Kolesnik, Eugene M., eds. (1979).
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of 17.8 meters (58 ft 5 in) and had a maximum
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followed her home in October and was placed in reserve.
977:. The guns fired 54.9-kilogram (121 lb) shells at
926:) that was intended to give them a maximum speed of 21
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guns on single mounts in unprotected casemates in the
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a few weeks later in the 1897 budget proposal anyway.
841:. They measured 132.1 meters (433 ft 5 in)
714:, deleted the battleship and offered him 120 million
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on 1 May 1919 and stricken on 27 September from the
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of 7.46 meters (24 ft 6 in). The cruisers
630:(Young School) wanted fast, lightly armed ships for
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868:The ships' propulsion machinery consisted of three
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1494:struck a mine and sank on 27 June that the German
1243:, celebrating the tercentenary of the founding of
552:remained in West Africa for the rest of the war.
1876:Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905
1859:Jordan & Caresse, pp. 245, 247, 252, 254, 256
540:to be ordered home in mid-1917, but she struck a
469:As tensions rose shortly before the beginning of
402:was initially assigned to the Atlantic Division (
934:met or exceeded her designed speed during their
1900:Naval Operations to the Battle of the Falklands
1510:The division was disbanded on 14 September and
985:of +15 degrees. Each gun was provided with 200
2013:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
1436:The successes of German merchant raiders like
1224:as flagship of the Atlantic Division in 1907.
436:as flagship of the Atlantic Division in 1905.
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1987:Jordan, John & Caresse, Philippe (2019).
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444:from 1906 to 1909 before she was sent to the
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1466:and renamed the Coast of Africa Division (
1251:became flagship of the Moroccan Division (
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914:, had three-cylinder engines that used 20
1562:Jordan & Caresse, p. 77; Ropp, p. 284
2209:French naval ship classes of World War I
1880:. Greenwich, UK: Conway Maritime Press.
1421:on 17 July, damaging her bow. After the
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1304:After the French declaration of war on
870:vertical triple-expansion steam engines
749:s cost about 19 million francs and the
355:: 40 or 84 mm (1.6 or 3.3 in)
2051:Directory of the World's Capital Ships
1722:Jordan & Caresse, pp. 245–256, 256
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892:, had four-cylinder engines fed by 24
177:132.1 m (433 ft 5 in) (
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1538:and she was sold for scrap in 1922.
1469:Division navale de la cĂ´te d'Afrique
896:with a working pressure of 20
2168:List of cruisers of the French Navy
2009:(1987). Roberts, Stephen S. (ed.).
1458:in 1917, the 6th DL was reduced to
1279:Division navale de l'ExtrĂŞme Orient
1065:were 100 to 120 millimeters thick.
655:, succeeded the liberal politician
361:: 100–120 mm (3.9–4.7 in)
343:: 80–120 mm (3.1–4.7 in)
1989:French Armoured Cruisers 1887–1932
1832:Jordan & Caresse, pp. 237, 242
638:to operate with the battle fleet.
596:), the Budgetary Committee of the
532:, the sisters were transferred to
525:and in the central Mediterranean.
331:: 84–102 mm (3.3–4.0 in)
197:7.46 m (24 ft 6 in)
189:17.8 m (58 ft 5 in)
14:
1850:Jordan & Caresse, pp. 245–246
1169:Forges et Chantiers de la Gironde
1139:Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire
671:. After rejecting a repeat 8,000-
349:: 42–70 mm (1.7–2.8 in)
1640:Jordan & Caresse, pp. 82, 94
1631:Jordan & Caresse, pp. 82, 91
996:consisted of four 45-caliber QF
641:A traditionalist Navy Minister,
63:
24:
16:French class of armored cruisers
2938:Ship classes of the French Navy
1688:Jordan & Caresse, pp. 91–92
1652:Chesneau & Kolesnik, p. 305
1610:Jordan & Caresse, pp. 81–82
1601:Jordan & Caresse, pp. 79–80
861:, their hulls were sheathed in
722:, but this was rejected by the
416:were initially assigned to the
313:2 Ă— 450 mm (17.7 in)
2933:World War I cruisers of France
2053:. New York: Hippocrene Books.
998:Canon de 100 mm Modèle de 1893
967:Canon de 164 mm Modèle 1893–96
610:Conseil supérieur de la Marine
606:), the Supreme Naval Council (
233:triple-expansion steam engines
1:
2049:Silverstone, Paul H. (1984).
309:37 mm (1.5 in) guns
1312:was assigned to the British
1272:in 1909–1910 and 1913–1914.
1247:. At the beginning of 1908,
2928:Cruisers of the French Navy
2260:Pre-dreadnought battleships
1757:Jordan & Caresse, p. 95
1713:Jordan & Caresse, p. 81
1697:Jordan & Caresse, p. 92
1679:Jordan & Caresse, p. 91
1583:Jordan & Caresse, p. 77
1010:47-millimeter (1.9 in)
973:and a pair of wing turrets
578:followed five years later.
337:: 110 mm (4.3 in)
288:164.7 mm (6.5 in)
271:24 officers and 583 men as
268:19 officers and 550 crewmen
246:(39 km/h; 24 mph)
2954:
1972:. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth.
1198:The first ship completed,
1055:Harvey face-hardened armor
876:, using steam provided by
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295:100 mm (3.9 in)
142:
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1482:transferred his flag to
1239:and participated in the
958:that consisted of eight
872:, each driving a single
708:François Ernest Fournier
405:Division de l'Atlantique
302:47 mm (1.9 in)
2865:Completed after the war
1813:Australian War Memorial
1789:Australian War Memorial
1388:was transferred to the
1323:Escadre des Dardanelles
908:) while the last ship,
143:General characteristics
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1390:Dardanelles to support
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1268:from 1909 to 1914 and
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1044:The curved protective
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2030:Warship International
1946:Warship International
1406:Royal Australian Navy
1360:Eastern Mediterranean
1156:Sold for scrap, 1927
1126:Sold for scrap, 1922
753:s 21 million francs.
699:Jurien de la Gravière
593:Ministre de la Marine
495:Eastern Mediterranean
473:in August 1914, both
2899:48.28694°N 4.84722°W
2859:Single ship of class
1282:) and was joined by
1241:Jamestown Exposition
1113:Arsenal de Rochefort
35:Jamestown Exposition
2895: /
2322:Coast defense ships
1423:Kingdom of Bulgaria
1264:from 1906 to 1909,
1245:Jamestown, Virginia
1075:
1008:, they carried ten
725:Conseil des travaux
692:Conseil des travaux
668:Conseil des travaux
618:Conseil des travaux
603:Chambre des députés
598:Chamber of Deputies
376:consisted of three
2904:48.28694; -4.84722
2432:Protected cruisers
1622:Silverstone, p. 79
1448:French West Africa
1404:collided with the
1177:20 September 1902
1123:15 September 1903
1074:Construction data
1073:
1032:armor belt of the
994:secondary armament
894:Belleville boilers
878:water-tube boilers
782:Louis-Émile Bertin
774:Conseil de travaux
534:French West Africa
209:water-tube boilers
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2877:
2834:Seaplane carriers
2342:Armoured cruisers
2176:
2175:
1998:978-1-5267-4118-9
1979:978-1-84832-100-7
1503:had laid off the
1347:3 Division légère
1328:coastal artillery
1254:Division du Maroc
1191:
1190:
979:muzzle velocities
960:quick-firing (QF)
950:The ships of the
920:metric horsepower
916:Niclausse boilers
732:class, and three
681:protected cruiser
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90:Succeeded by
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1797:
1795:
1782:
1776:
1773:
1767:
1764:
1758:
1755:
1749:
1746:
1740:
1739:
1729:
1723:
1720:
1714:
1711:
1698:
1695:
1689:
1686:
1680:
1677:
1671:
1668:
1662:
1659:
1653:
1650:
1641:
1638:
1632:
1629:
1623:
1620:
1611:
1608:
1602:
1599:
1593:
1590:
1584:
1581:
1575:
1572:
1563:
1560:
1477:
1471:
1429:in mid-October,
1383:
1349:
1325:
1306:Imperial Germany
1281:
1256:
1234:
1207:
1117:18 January 1899
1076:
807:
795:
789:
776:
744:
727:
694:
670:
650:
632:commerce raiding
629:
621:
613:
605:
595:
530:commerce raiders
485:shipping in the
425:
407:
389:
387:Marine Nationale
378:armored cruisers
69:
67:
66:
28:
21:
2953:
2952:
2948:
2947:
2946:
2944:
2943:
2942:
2913:
2912:
2903:
2901:
2897:
2894:
2889:
2886:
2884:
2882:
2881:
2879:
2874:
2848:
2828:
2746:Amiral Bourgois
2668:
2543:
2523:
2490:D'Entrecasteaux
2426:
2336:
2316:
2254:
2210:
2207:
2177:
2172:
2159:
2133:
2104:
2102:-class cruisers
2096:
2061:
2048:
2027:
2021:
2005:
1999:
1986:
1980:
1964:
1935:
1929:
1916:
1910:
1896:Corbett, Julian
1894:
1888:
1871:
1868:
1863:
1858:
1854:
1849:
1845:
1840:
1836:
1831:
1827:
1817:
1815:
1808:
1807:
1803:
1793:
1791:
1784:
1783:
1779:
1774:
1770:
1765:
1761:
1756:
1752:
1747:
1743:
1731:
1730:
1726:
1721:
1717:
1712:
1701:
1696:
1692:
1687:
1683:
1678:
1674:
1669:
1665:
1660:
1656:
1651:
1644:
1639:
1635:
1630:
1626:
1621:
1614:
1609:
1605:
1600:
1596:
1591:
1587:
1582:
1578:
1573:
1566:
1561:
1557:
1553:
1478:(Rear Admiral)
1302:
1232:
1196:
1194:Service history
1187:, 27 June 1917
1071:
1026:
948:
874:propeller shaft
831:
779:naval architect
686:D'Entrecasteaux
657:Édouard Lockroy
584:
487:English Channel
440:was reduced to
202:Installed power
152:Armored cruiser
114:1904–1921
106:1897–1904
64:
62:
38:
17:
12:
11:
5:
2951:
2949:
2941:
2940:
2935:
2930:
2925:
2915:
2914:
2876:
2875:
2873:
2872:
2869:
2866:
2863:
2860:
2857:
2853:
2850:
2849:
2847:
2846:
2838:
2836:
2830:
2829:
2827:
2826:
2819:
2812:
2805:
2798:
2791:
2784:
2777:
2770:
2763:
2756:
2749:
2742:
2735:
2728:
2721:
2714:
2707:
2700:
2693:
2686:
2678:
2676:
2670:
2669:
2667:
2666:
2659:
2652:
2645:
2638:
2631:
2624:
2617:
2610:
2603:
2596:
2589:
2582:
2575:
2568:
2561:
2553:
2551:
2545:
2544:
2542:
2541:
2533:
2531:
2529:Light cruisers
2525:
2524:
2522:
2521:
2514:
2507:
2504:Châteaurenault
2500:
2493:
2486:
2479:
2472:
2465:
2458:
2451:
2444:
2441:Amiral CĂ©cille
2436:
2434:
2428:
2427:
2425:
2424:
2417:
2410:
2407:Jules Michelet
2403:
2396:
2389:
2382:
2375:
2368:
2361:
2358:Amiral Charner
2354:
2346:
2344:
2338:
2337:
2335:
2334:
2326:
2324:
2318:
2317:
2315:
2314:
2307:
2300:
2293:
2286:
2279:
2272:
2264:
2262:
2256:
2255:
2253:
2252:
2245:
2238:
2231:
2223:
2221:
2212:
2211:
2208:
2206:
2205:
2198:
2191:
2183:
2174:
2173:
2171:
2170:
2164:
2161:
2160:
2158:
2157:
2148:
2138:
2135:
2134:
2132:
2131:
2124:
2117:
2109:
2106:
2105:
2097:
2095:
2094:
2087:
2080:
2072:
2066:
2065:
2059:
2046:
2036:(2): 142–164.
2025:
2019:
2007:Ropp, Theodore
2003:
1997:
1984:
1978:
1962:
1952:(3): 199–221.
1933:
1927:
1914:
1908:
1892:
1886:
1867:
1864:
1862:
1861:
1852:
1843:
1834:
1825:
1801:
1777:
1768:
1759:
1750:
1741:
1724:
1715:
1699:
1690:
1681:
1672:
1663:
1654:
1642:
1633:
1624:
1612:
1603:
1594:
1585:
1576:
1564:
1554:
1552:
1549:
1524:decommissioned
1486:. En route to
1427:Central Powers
1381:1 Armée Navale
1314:China Squadron
1301:
1298:
1286:in 1911–1912.
1205:Escadre légère
1195:
1192:
1189:
1188:
1181:
1178:
1175:
1166:
1158:
1157:
1154:
1151:
1150:21 March 1901
1148:
1145:
1136:
1128:
1127:
1124:
1121:
1120:28 April 1900
1118:
1115:
1110:
1102:
1101:
1098:
1093:
1088:
1083:
1080:
1070:
1067:
1025:
1022:
1014:Hotchkiss guns
992:The cruisers'
971:superstructure
947:
944:
940:nautical miles
830:
827:
816:, one on each
653:Armand Besnard
636:scout cruisers
583:
580:
560:decommissioned
515:Ottoman Turkey
380:built for the
365:
364:
363:
362:
356:
350:
344:
338:
332:
324:
320:
319:
318:
317:
311:
305:
298:
291:
282:
278:
277:
276:
275:
269:
264:
260:
259:
252:
248:
247:
240:
236:
235:
229:
225:
224:
223:
222:
211:
203:
199:
198:
195:
191:
190:
187:
183:
182:
175:
171:
170:
159:
155:
154:
149:
145:
144:
140:
139:
136:
132:
131:
128:
124:
123:
120:
116:
115:
112:
108:
107:
104:
100:
99:
91:
87:
86:
78:
74:
73:
60:
56:
55:
49:
45:
44:
43:Class overview
40:
39:
29:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
2950:
2939:
2936:
2934:
2931:
2929:
2926:
2924:
2921:
2920:
2918:
2911:
2908:
2870:
2867:
2864:
2861:
2858:
2855:
2854:
2851:
2845:
2844:
2840:
2839:
2837:
2835:
2831:
2825:
2824:
2820:
2818:
2817:
2813:
2811:
2810:
2806:
2804:
2803:
2799:
2797:
2796:
2792:
2790:
2789:
2788:Dupuy de LĂ´me
2785:
2783:
2782:
2778:
2776:
2775:
2771:
2769:
2768:
2764:
2762:
2761:
2757:
2755:
2754:
2750:
2748:
2747:
2743:
2741:
2740:
2736:
2734:
2733:
2729:
2727:
2726:
2722:
2720:
2719:
2715:
2713:
2712:
2708:
2706:
2705:
2701:
2699:
2698:
2694:
2692:
2691:
2687:
2685:
2684:
2680:
2679:
2677:
2675:
2671:
2665:
2664:
2660:
2658:
2657:
2653:
2651:
2650:
2646:
2644:
2643:
2639:
2637:
2636:
2635:Enseigne Roux
2632:
2630:
2629:
2625:
2623:
2622:
2618:
2616:
2615:
2611:
2609:
2608:
2604:
2602:
2601:
2597:
2595:
2594:
2590:
2588:
2587:
2583:
2581:
2580:
2576:
2574:
2573:
2569:
2567:
2566:
2562:
2560:
2559:
2555:
2554:
2552:
2550:
2546:
2540:
2539:
2535:
2534:
2532:
2530:
2526:
2520:
2519:
2515:
2513:
2512:
2508:
2506:
2505:
2501:
2499:
2498:
2494:
2492:
2491:
2487:
2485:
2484:
2480:
2478:
2477:
2473:
2471:
2470:
2466:
2464:
2463:
2459:
2457:
2456:
2452:
2450:
2449:
2445:
2443:
2442:
2438:
2437:
2435:
2433:
2429:
2423:
2422:
2418:
2416:
2415:
2411:
2409:
2408:
2404:
2402:
2401:
2400:LĂ©on Gambetta
2397:
2395:
2394:
2390:
2388:
2387:
2383:
2381:
2380:
2376:
2374:
2373:
2369:
2367:
2366:
2362:
2360:
2359:
2355:
2353:
2352:
2351:Dupuy de LĂ´me
2348:
2347:
2345:
2343:
2339:
2333:
2332:
2328:
2327:
2325:
2323:
2319:
2313:
2312:
2308:
2306:
2305:
2301:
2299:
2298:
2294:
2292:
2291:
2287:
2285:
2284:
2280:
2278:
2277:
2273:
2271:
2270:
2269:Jauréguiberry
2266:
2265:
2263:
2261:
2257:
2251:
2250:
2246:
2244:
2243:
2239:
2237:
2236:
2232:
2230:
2229:
2225:
2224:
2222:
2220:
2217:
2213:
2204:
2199:
2197:
2192:
2190:
2185:
2184:
2181:
2169:
2166:
2165:
2162:
2156:
2154:
2150:Followed by:
2149:
2147:
2145:
2141:Preceded by:
2140:
2139:
2136:
2130:
2129:
2125:
2123:
2122:
2118:
2116:
2115:
2111:
2110:
2107:
2103:
2101:
2093:
2088:
2086:
2081:
2079:
2074:
2073:
2070:
2062:
2060:0-88254-979-0
2056:
2052:
2047:
2043:
2039:
2035:
2031:
2026:
2022:
2020:0-87021-141-2
2016:
2012:
2008:
2004:
2000:
1994:
1990:
1985:
1981:
1975:
1971:
1967:
1963:
1959:
1955:
1951:
1947:
1943:
1940:Class to the
1939:
1934:
1930:
1928:1-870423-50-X
1924:
1920:
1915:
1911:
1909:0-89839-256-X
1905:
1901:
1897:
1893:
1889:
1887:0-8317-0302-4
1883:
1878:
1877:
1870:
1869:
1865:
1856:
1853:
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1844:
1838:
1835:
1829:
1826:
1814:
1811:
1805:
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1790:
1787:
1781:
1778:
1772:
1769:
1763:
1760:
1754:
1751:
1745:
1742:
1737:
1736:
1728:
1725:
1719:
1716:
1710:
1708:
1706:
1704:
1700:
1694:
1691:
1685:
1682:
1676:
1673:
1667:
1664:
1658:
1655:
1649:
1647:
1643:
1637:
1634:
1628:
1625:
1619:
1617:
1613:
1607:
1604:
1598:
1595:
1589:
1586:
1580:
1577:
1571:
1569:
1565:
1559:
1556:
1550:
1548:
1546:
1541:
1537:
1534:was towed to
1533:
1529:
1525:
1521:
1517:
1513:
1508:
1506:
1502:
1501:
1497:
1493:
1489:
1488:Brest, France
1485:
1481:
1476:
1475:Contre-amiral
1472:) on 18 May;
1470:
1465:
1461:
1457:
1453:
1449:
1445:
1441:
1440:
1434:
1432:
1428:
1424:
1420:
1416:
1415:
1410:
1407:
1403:
1399:
1395:
1391:
1387:
1382:
1377:
1376:Ottoman Syria
1373:
1369:
1365:
1361:
1357:
1353:
1348:
1343:
1339:
1335:
1333:
1329:
1324:
1319:
1315:
1311:
1307:
1299:
1297:
1295:
1294:
1289:
1285:
1280:
1275:
1271:
1267:
1263:
1258:
1255:
1250:
1246:
1242:
1238:
1231:
1227:
1223:
1219:
1215:
1211:
1206:
1201:
1193:
1186:
1182:
1179:
1176:
1174:
1170:
1167:
1165:
1164:
1159:
1155:
1153:5 April 1904
1152:
1149:
1144:
1140:
1137:
1135:
1134:
1129:
1125:
1122:
1119:
1116:
1114:
1111:
1109:
1108:
1103:
1097:
1092:
1087:
1077:
1068:
1066:
1064:
1063:conning tower
1060:
1056:
1052:
1047:
1042:
1039:
1035:
1031:
1023:
1021:
1019:
1018:torpedo tubes
1015:
1011:
1007:
1006:torpedo boats
1003:
999:
995:
990:
988:
984:
980:
976:
972:
968:
965:
961:
957:
956:main armament
953:
945:
943:
941:
937:
933:
929:
925:
922:(12,600
921:
917:
913:
912:
907:
903:
899:
895:
891:
890:
885:
884:
879:
875:
871:
866:
864:
860:
856:
852:
848:
844:
840:
836:
828:
826:
823:
819:
815:
811:
806:
801:
797:
794:
788:
783:
780:
775:
770:
767:
763:
759:
754:
752:
748:
743:
738:
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731:
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721:
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688:
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682:
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669:
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649:
644:
639:
637:
633:
628:
627:
620:
619:
612:
611:
604:
599:
594:
589:
588:Navy Ministry
581:
579:
577:
573:
570:was sold for
569:
565:
561:
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553:
551:
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531:
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359:Conning tower
357:
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322:
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316:
315:torpedo tubes
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261:
257:
253:
250:
249:
245:
241:
238:
237:
234:
230:
227:
226:
220:
217:(12,600
216:
212:
210:
206:
205:
204:
201:
200:
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193:
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188:
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176:
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147:
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141:
137:
134:
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129:
126:
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118:
117:
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101:
98:
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89:
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85:
83:
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72:
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53:
50:
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41:
36:
32:
27:
22:
19:
2880:
2842:
2822:
2815:
2808:
2801:
2794:
2787:
2780:
2773:
2767:Gustave Zédé
2766:
2759:
2753:Charles Brun
2752:
2745:
2738:
2731:
2724:
2717:
2710:
2703:
2696:
2689:
2682:
2662:
2655:
2648:
2641:
2634:
2627:
2620:
2613:
2606:
2599:
2592:
2585:
2578:
2571:
2564:
2557:
2537:
2517:
2510:
2503:
2496:
2489:
2482:
2475:
2468:
2461:
2454:
2447:
2440:
2421:Edgar Quinet
2420:
2414:Ernest Renan
2413:
2406:
2399:
2392:
2385:
2384:
2378:
2372:Jeanne d'Arc
2371:
2364:
2357:
2350:
2330:
2310:
2303:
2296:
2289:
2282:
2275:
2268:
2248:
2241:
2234:
2227:
2152:
2143:
2127:
2120:
2113:
2099:
2098:
2050:
2033:
2029:
2010:
1988:
1969:
1949:
1945:
1942:Edgar Quinet
1941:
1937:
1918:
1899:
1875:
1866:Bibliography
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1812:
1804:
1792:. Retrieved
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1574:Ropp, p. 286
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1300:World War I
1147:Early 1899
904:; 284
758:gun turrets
742:Jeune École
648:Vice amiral
626:Jeune École
471:World War I
382:French Navy
307:4 Ă— single
293:4 Ă— single
254:6,450
161:7,700
77:Preceded by
71:French Navy
37:, June 1907
2917:Categories
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2774:Amphitrite
2674:Submarines
2656:Aventurier
2572:Pertuisane
2549:Destroyers
2297:RĂ©publique
1551:References
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1419:Aegean Sea
1398:Asia Minor
1237:cargo ship
1183:Sunk by a
1024:Protection
936:sea trials
859:biofouling
810:centerline
769:armor belt
673:metric-ton
582:Background
542:naval mine
263:Complement
228:Propulsion
2890:4°50′50″W
2871:Cancelled
2732:Archimède
2697:Argonaute
2607:Voltigeur
2593:Branlebas
2579:Arquebuse
2511:D'Estrées
2476:Descartes
2242:Normandie
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1528:Navy List
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1364:Port Said
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1212:relieved
1086:Laid down
1059:barbettes
1051:cofferdam
983:elevation
975:amidships
855:displaced
818:broadside
766:waterline
762:casemates
513:coast of
432:relieved
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341:Barbettes
286:4 Ă— twin
207:20 or 24
167:long tons
119:Completed
59:Operators
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2725:Brumaire
2718:PluviĂ´se
2704:Émeraude
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2621:Bouclier
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2558:Durandal
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2235:Bretagne
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1091:Launched
1082:Builder
1038:bulkhead
946:Armament
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446:Far East
410:flagship
281:Armament
273:flagship
135:Scrapped
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2802:Joessel
2781:Bellone
2497:Guichen
2483:D'Assas
2386:Dupleix
2379:Gueydon
2365:Pothuau
2304:Liberté
2290:Suffren
2228:Courbet
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2100:Dupleix
1938:Gueydon
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503:Red Sea
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2469:Linois
2462:Friant
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1794:3 May
1500:UC-61
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1368:Egypt
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1100:Fate
1079:Name
1069:Ships
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898:kg/cm
851:draft
683:like
572:scrap
392:class
374:class
323:Armor
251:Range
244:knots
239:Speed
194:Draft
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