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of armor was generally 150 millimeters (5.9 in) thick, although it reduced to 91 millimeters (3.6 in) forward, 81 millimeters (3.2 in) aft, and thinned to 51 millimeters (2 in) at its lower edge. The upper strake of armor had thicknesses of 97–81 millimeters (3.8–3.2 in) and
451:, stretched between these two decks. The gun turrets were protected by 160–176-millimeter (6.3–6.9 in) armor and had roofs 23 millimeters (0.9 in) thick. Their ammunition hoists had 2 inches of armor and the 100-millimeter guns were protected by
459:
were 160 millimeters thick. The forward end of the casemate compartment was closed off by a 120-millimeter (4.7 in) bulkhead and a 102-millimeter (4 in) bulkhead extended down to the lower deck at the rear end of the compartment.
533:
442:
The curved lower protective deck ranged in thickness from 2 to 2.2 inches. In addition there was a light armor deck 20 millimeters (0.8 in) thick at the top of the lower armor strake. A watertight internal
430:. It reached the upper deck for a length of 43.0 meters (141 ft) from the bow and covered the entire length of the ship except for 4.0 meters (13 ft) of the stern where it ended in a transverse
857:
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343:(39–41 km/h; 24–25 mph). The ships carried up to 1,575 metric tons (1,550 long tons; 1,736 short tons) of coal and could steam for 8,500
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276:-class ships were intended to be smaller and cheaper than the preceding armored cruiser design,
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709:
Dai, Wei (September 2020). "A Discussion on French
Armored Cruiser Identification: From the
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Campbell, N. J. M. (1979). "France". In
Chesneau, Roger & Kolesnik, Eugene M. (eds.).
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282:. Like the older ship, they were intended to fill the commerce-raiding strategy of the
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French
Warships in the Age of Steam 1859–1914: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates
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347:(15,700 km; 9,800 mi) at a speed of 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph).
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422:-class cruisers extended from 1.3 meters (4 ft 5 in) below the
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404:. They were also armed with two submerged 450-millimeter (17.7 in)
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56–41 millimeters (2.2–1.6 in) between the main and upper decks.
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History of the First World War
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288:. The ships measured 137.97 meters (452 ft 8 in)
235:
built in the first decade of the twentieth century for the
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of 19.38 meters (63 ft 7 in) and had a maximum
675:. Greenwich: Conway Maritime Press. pp. 283–333.
373:. Their secondary armament comprised eight 45-caliber
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84–41 millimeters (3.3–1.6 in) thick. The lower
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671:Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905
327:. Steam for the engines was provided by 20 or 28
331:and they were rated at a total of 19,600–22,000
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851:
760:Jordan, John & Caresse, Philippe (2019).
257:Right elevation and deck plan as depicted in
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300:of 7.67 meters (25 ft 2 in). They
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168:21.4 knots (39.6 km/h; 24.6 mph)
821:. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
388:defense, they carried four 45-caliber QF
976:French naval ship classes of World War I
206:4 Ă— single 37 mm (1.5 in) guns
596:
321:vertical triple-expansion steam engines
800:Directory of the World's Capital Ships
534:Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée
15:
783:. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing.
764:. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing.
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160:3 engines and 3 propellers, 21500 HP
935:List of cruisers of the French Navy
762:French Armoured Cruisers 1887–1932
339:) that gave them a speed of 21–22
14:
551:Sunk by aircraft, 16 August 1944
521:Sunk by aircraft, 27 August 1944
365:guns that were mounted in single
55:
19:
1663:Ship classes of the French Navy
369:, one each fore and aft of the
209:2 Ă— 450 mm (17.7 in)
802:. New York: Hippocrene Books.
692:French Warships of World War I
1:
798:Silverstone, Paul H. (1984).
690:Couhat, Jean Labayle (1974).
152:139.90 m (459.0 ft)
779:Roberts, Stephen S. (2021).
1027:Pre-dreadnought battleships
817:Sondhaus, Lawrence (2014).
644:Jordan & Caresse, p. 99
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363:194 mm (7.6 in)
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187:164 mm (6.5 in)
180:194 mm (7.6 in)
125:
35:
18:
398:47 mm (1.9 in)
323:, each driving a single
201:47 mm (1.9 in)
1632:Completed after the war
126:General characteristics
1658:Gueydon-class cruisers
577:Torpedoed and sunk by
262:
259:Brassey's Naval Annual
249:Design and description
241:
1285:Jurien de la Gravière
719:Warship International
694:. London: Ian Allan.
256:
1626:Single ship of class
335:(14,600–16,400
333:indicated horsepower
1089:Coast defense ships
470:
455:. The sides of the
1199:Protected cruisers
612:Silverstone, p. 79
542:27 September 1898
515:20 September 1899
508:Arsenal de Lorient
469:Construction data
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1601:Seaplane carriers
1109:Armoured cruisers
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828:978-1-107-03690-1
790:978-1-5267-4533-0
771:978-1-5267-4118-9
752:978-1-84832-100-7
588:
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564:Arsenal de Toulon
518:1 September 1903
375:quick-firing (QF)
350:The ships of the
227:was a three-ship
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386:torpedo boat
354:class had a
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290:long overall
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279:Jeanne d'Arc
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273:
270:Emile Bertin
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221:
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199:10 Ă— single
192:4 Ă— single
144:9,516 tonnes
141:Displacement
85:
74:Jeanne d'Arc
73:
44:
26:
1050:Charlemagne
986:battleships
983:Dreadnought
453:gun shields
384:. For anti-
367:gun turrets
306:metric tons
285:Jeune École
237:French Navy
185:8 Ă— single
178:2 Ă— single
69:Preceded by
63:French Navy
1652:Categories
1541:Amphitrite
1441:Submarines
1423:Aventurier
1339:Pertuisane
1316:Destroyers
1064:RĂ©publique
591:References
416:armor belt
394:forecastle
157:Propulsion
1638:Cancelled
1499:Archimède
1464:Argonaute
1374:Voltigeur
1360:Branlebas
1346:Arquebuse
1278:D'Estrées
1243:Descartes
1009:Normandie
731:0043-0374
481:Laid down
449:cellulose
445:cofferdam
424:waterline
382:casemates
310:long tons
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51:Operators
1576:Lagrange
1527:Clorinde
1506:Mariotte
1492:Brumaire
1485:PluviĂ´se
1471:Émeraude
1457:Aigrette
1388:Bouclier
1381:Chasseur
1353:Claymore
1325:Durandal
1098:Henri IV
1002:Bretagne
889:Montcalm
741:(2011).
717:Class".
579:SM
528:Montcalm
486:Launched
477:Builder
432:bulkhead
380:guns in
173:Armament
118:Scrapped
27:Montcalm
1590:O'Byrne
1569:Joessel
1548:Bellone
1264:Guichen
1250:D'Assas
1153:Dupleix
1146:Gueydon
1132:Pothuau
1071:Liberté
1057:Suffren
995:Courbet
920:Dupleix
882:Gueydon
868:Gueydon
711:Gueydon
502:Gueydon
420:Gueydon
418:of the
360:caliber
352:Gueydon
329:boilers
317:Gueydon
308:(9,219
292:with a
274:Gueydon
223:Gueydon
97:1902–35
86:Dupleix
45:Gueydon
1610:Foudre
1583:Armide
1450:Sirène
1395:Bisson
1332:Framée
1236:Linois
1229:Friant
1222:Troude
1215:Forbin
1160:Gloire
1078:Danton
1043:Bouvet
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768:
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679:
436:strake
413:Harvey
304:9,367
272:, the
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1562:Diane
1478:Circé
1430:Arabe
1367:Spahi
922:class
495:Fate
474:Name
464:Ships
341:knots
298:draft
229:class
165:Speed
88:class
1016:Lyon
823:ISBN
804:ISBN
785:ISBN
766:ISBN
747:ISBN
727:ISSN
723:LVII
696:ISBN
677:ISBN
581:U-62
428:deck
411:The
315:The
294:beam
261:1906
220:The
203:guns
196:guns
189:guns
182:guns
131:Type
110:Lost
41:Name
1416:M89
245:).
231:of
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337:kW
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