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was hit twice during this bombardment, but only one shell did any significant damage. It hit just above the waterline on the starboard bow and pushed in the armour plates below the waterline and opened up a hole through which water flooded in. Little could be done to staunch the inflow and the ship's
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in shielded mounts on the superstructure. These guns could elevate from -10° to +20° and they fired a 16-kilogram (35 lb) shell at a rate of five rounds per minute. With a muzzle velocity of 710 m/s (2,300 ft/s), they had a range of 10,000 metres (11,000 yd) at maximum elevation.
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was 55 mm (2.2 in) thick on the flat and was reinforced with an additional 35 mm (1.4 in) plate where it angled downwards to meet the armoured belt. The main turrets were protected by 320 mm (12.6 in) of armour and their roofs were 50 mm (2.0 in) thick. Their
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in two twin-gun turrets, one each fore and aft. These were the first twin 305 mm gun turrets to be used by the French Navy. They were rotated by electric motors, but the guns were hand-cranked to elevate and depress. This ranged from -5° to +15° and the guns were loaded at full depression. The
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deck amidships. The guns had an elevation range between -5°30" and +19°30". They fired four 35-kilogram (77 lb) armour-piercing shells per minute at a muzzle velocity of 730 m/s (2,400 ft/s). This gave them a range of 11,000 metres (12,000 yd) at maximum elevation. The ships
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and a maximum range of 800 metres (870 yd) at a speed of 27.5 knots (50.9 km/h; 31.6 mph). Beginning about 1906, the above-water torpedo tubes were removed from each ship. As was common with ships of their generation, they were built with a plough-shaped
710:(33.3 to 34.3 km/h; 20.7 to 21.3 mph) on their trials. They carried a maximum of 1,050 tonnes (1,030 long tons) of coal which allowed them to steam for 4,200 miles (3,600 nmi) at a speed of 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph).
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They returned to assist in the major attack on the fortifications planned for 18 March. British ships made the initial entry into the
Dardanelles, but the French ships passed through them to engage the forts at closer range.
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became the flagship of the newly formed Syrian
Squadron (Escadre de Syrie) on 9 February. The squadron was intended to attack Turkish positions and lines of communication in Syria, Lebanon, Palestine and the Sinai Peninsula.
1071:, killing all 24 of the submarine's crew. Her sisters received their refits during 1912–1913. All three ships were transferred back to the Mediterranean Fleet after their refits, although their exact assignments differed.
790:. Two of these were submerged, angled 20° from the ship's axis, and the other two were above the waterline. They were provided with a total of twelve Modèle 1892 torpedoes. These torpedoes had a 75-kilogram (165 lb)
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armour belt that was 3.26 metres (10 ft 8 in) high. The armour belt tapered from its maximum thickness of 400 mm (15.7 in) to a thickness of 110 mm (4.3 in) at its lower edge. The armoured
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of 815 m/s (2,670 ft/s) at a theoretical rate of one round every 1.3 minutes. At maximum elevation, this provided a range of 12,900 metres (14,100 yd). The guns were provided with 45 shells each.
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s captain also said that his ship was a steady gunnery platform and manoeuvred well in tight spaces but he criticized the armour layout as not high enough to prevent shells from penetrating above the main
1712:. History of the Great War: Based on Official Documents. Vol. II (reprint of the 1929 second ed.). London; Nashville, Tennessee: Imperial War Museum in association with the Battery Press.
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was hit by one shell during this attack that failed to detonate. Admiral Guépratte and his squadron returned to the Gulf of Saros on 11 March where they again bombarded
Turkish fortifications.
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did not participate that day. During the day's action, the ship was hit twice, but was only lightly damaged. The two ships traded positions during the bombardment of 25 February, although
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Together with the older French pre-dreadnoughts, the trio escorted Allied troop convoys through the
Mediterranean for the first several months of the war. All three ships were ordered to
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walls were 326 mm (12.8 in) thick and its roof consisted of 50 mm armour plates. Its communications tube was protected by armour plates 200 mm (7.9 in) thick.
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were 270 mm (10.6 in) thick. The outer walls of the casemates for the 138.6-millimetre (5.46 in) guns were 55 mm thick and they were protected by transverse
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was the French contribution to an international squadron that briefly occupied
Mytilene in November–December 1905 for much the same purposes. Together with the battleships
972:, the first ship completed, was initially assigned to the Northern Squadron (Escadre du Nord), but all three ships were assigned to the Mediterranean Squadron during 1900.
1258:. Four crewmen were killed, but the rest of the crew was rescued by her escorts. Both of her sisters were placed in reserve upon their arrivals in Bizerte and Toulon.
1208:. She made Toulon without further incident where the ship was refitted and extensively modified to improve her stability, returning to the Dardanelles in July.
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remained at the
Dardanelles until August, covering the evacuation of Allied troops from Gallipoli at the end of 1915, when she started a refit at Brest.
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became flagship of the
Eastern Naval Division (Division navale d'Orient) in October 1916 until she was transferred to Bizerte in February 1917.
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October 1915 where she joined the French squadron assigned to prevent any interference by the Greeks with Allied operations in Greece.
405:). They had oddly eventful peacetime careers as they were involved in four accidental collisions among them, one of which sank a French
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in 1911. Repairs were combined with a major refit later in the year. She accidentally rammed and sank the submarine
444:, they were initially used to escort Allied troop convoys in the Mediterranean. All three ships were ordered to the
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were flooded out and that the ship generated enormous sheets of spray when water came over the
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was less severely damaged and was repaired at Bizerte, returning to the Dardanelles in May.
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in 1920. She was not sold until 1933, although she had been listed for disposal in 1931.
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herself to avoid sinking. After repairs she returned to the Dardanelles and rejoined her
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arrived that same month and both ships provided fire support for French troops ashore.
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678:, each engine driving a 4.3-metre (14 ft 1 in) propeller. Rated at 14,500
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of 7.4 metres (24 ft 3 in) forward and 8.4 metres (27 ft 7 in)
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was en route to join them when she was sunk by a German submarine later that year.
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turrets had a ready rack holding 10 shells before they needed to reload from the
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of Turkey, in November to guard against a sortie by the German battlecruiser
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to the Training Division in October 1914, but the war intervened.
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811:-class ships carried a total of 820.7 tonnes (807.7 long tons) of
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listed for disposal in 1931, but was not sold until 1933.
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and all three participated in a number of port visits and
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The ships' secondary armament consisted of ten 45-calibre
694:. The boilers had a maximum operating pressure of 17
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Turkish defenses of the Dardanelles, February–March 1915
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748:
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upon her arrival until the return of the battleship
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Canon de 100 mm (3.9 in) Modèle 1893 guns
547:in 1919–1920 and was then converted to serve as an
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1115:became the temporary flagship of Rear Admiral (
759:carried a total of 2316 rounds for these guns.
1776:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
1037:aided survivors of the April 1906 eruption of
734:. The guns fired 349.4-kilogram (770 lb)
706:). The ships reached top speeds of 18 to 18.5
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1772:Jordan, John & Caresse, Philippe (2017).
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1151:During the bombardment of 19 February,
984:. Shortly after her arrival in Toulon,
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226:8.4 m (27 ft 7 in)
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1923:List of battleships of France
1791:Silverstone, Paul H. (1984).
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307:305 mm (12 in)
2850:Completed after the war
1067:on 8 June 1912 off the
172:General characteristics
1644:F. P. D. S. Newsletter
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569:Brassey's Naval Annual
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1527:Caresse, pp. 120–122
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1322:Silverstone, p. 111
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1103:, not far from the
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389:consisted of three
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1667:. London: Conway.
1509:Silverstone, p. 92
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922:2 September 1896
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970:Charlemagne
909:Saint Louis
879:Charlemagne
809:Charlemagne
780:Charlemagne
720:Charlemagne
702:; 242
671:positions.
665:armour belt
621:Charlemagne
578:Charlemagne
541:Saint Louis
529:Charlemagne
510:Charlemagne
506:Saint Louis
478:Saint Louis
464:Charlemagne
446:Dardanelles
442:World War I
422:Charlemagne
412:Saint Louis
395:French Navy
385:Charlemagne
319:8 Ă— single
100:Preceded by
94:French Navy
61:Charlemagne
2870:Categories
2759:Amphitrite
2659:Submarines
2641:Aventurier
2557:Pertuisane
2534:Destroyers
2282:RĂ©publique
2046:RĂ©publique
1650:(1): 6–7.
1196:en route,
994:Hallebarde
756:forecastle
688:sea trials
653:tumblehome
637:gun turret
584:and had a
292:Complement
257:Propulsion
132:In service
2856:Cancelled
2717:Archimède
2682:Argonaute
2592:Voltigeur
2578:Branlebas
2564:Arquebuse
2496:D'Estrées
2461:Descartes
2227:Normandie
2154:Cancelled
2131:Richelieu
2124:Dunkerque
2097:Normandie
1272:engineers
1194:foundered
1050:destroyer
990:destroyer
898:Sold for
858:Laid down
831:bulkheads
827:barbettes
817:waterline
788:broadside
641:casemates
610:long tons
602:displaced
590:deep load
539:in 1923.
482:Palestine
457:SMS
407:submarine
360:Barbettes
305:2 Ă— twin
200:deep load
196:long tons
148:Completed
143:1897–1915
135:1897–1931
127:1894–1899
82:Operators
77:shipyards
2794:Lagrange
2745:Clorinde
2724:Mariotte
2710:Brumaire
2703:PluviĂ´se
2689:Émeraude
2675:Aigrette
2606:Bouclier
2599:Chasseur
2571:Claymore
2543:Durandal
2316:Henri IV
2220:Bretagne
2090:Bretagne
1730:(2011).
1708:(1997).
1656:41554533
1224:Salonica
1146:El Arish
1069:Casquets
1054:Poignard
952:Sunk by
863:Launched
854:Builder
752:shielded
732:magazine
714:Armament
625:head sea
608:(11,097
484:and the
427:Mytilene
417:flagship
300:Armament
194:(11,097
164:Scrapped
67:Builders
43:St Louis
2808:O'Byrne
2787:Joessel
2766:Bellone
2482:Guichen
2468:D'Assas
2371:Dupleix
2364:Gueydon
2350:Pothuau
2289:Liberté
2275:Suffren
2213:Courbet
2083:Courbet
2054:Liberté
2039:Suffren
2010:Masséna
1982:Brennus
1885:Gaulois
1268:stokers
1250:Gaulois
1236:Gaulois
1202:Suffren
1198:Gaulois
1182:captain
1177:Gaulois
1169:Gaulois
1153:Gaulois
1128:Suffren
1113:Gaulois
1081:Gaulois
1035:Gaulois
1005:Gaulois
986:Gaulois
935:Gaulois
902:, 1923
792:warhead
724:calibre
657:Gaulois
633:Gaulois
604:11,275
600:. They
594:draught
525:reserve
518:Gaulois
498:sisters
490:Gaulois
469:Gaulois
440:During
366:Turrets
223:Draught
75:Lorient
2828:Foudre
2801:Armide
2668:Sirène
2613:Bisson
2550:Framée
2454:Linois
2447:Friant
2440:Troude
2433:Forbin
2378:Gloire
2296:Danton
2261:Bouvet
2138:Alsace
2062:Danton
2017:Bouvet
1996:Carnot
1901:Bouvet
1799:
1780:
1761:
1738:
1716:
1694:
1671:
1654:
1109:Goeben
1059:Hyères
1031:Bouvet
1013:Sultan
1000:Bouvet
978:Toulon
803:Armour
606:tonnes
459:Goeben
450:sortie
431:Lesbos
342:Armour
283:4,200
207:Length
105:Bouvet
91:
2780:Diane
2696:Circé
2648:Arabe
2585:Spahi
2064:class
2056:class
2048:class
2026:class
1753:[
1282:Notes
1255:UB-47
955:UB-47
900:scrap
872:Fate
851:Ship
841:Ships
708:knots
696:kg/cm
660:'
537:scrap
494:beach
387:class
354:Decks
285:miles
280:Range
273:knots
268:Speed
124:Built
71:Brest
2234:Lyon
2104:Lyon
2032:IĂ©na
1909:IĂ©na
1797:ISBN
1778:ISBN
1759:ISBN
1736:ISBN
1714:ISBN
1692:ISBN
1669:ISBN
1652:OCLC
1270:and
1144:and
1142:Gaza
1029:and
1026:IĂ©na
1007:and
822:deck
807:The
778:The
718:The
639:and
619:The
586:beam
576:The
571:1896
552:hulk
531:was
508:and
466:and
382:The
348:Belt
323:guns
316:guns
309:guns
215:Beam
177:Type
156:Lost
117:IĂ©na
73:and
57:Name
2634:M89
797:ram
704:psi
700:kPa
645:bow
598:aft
295:727
271:18
198:) (
2872::
1648:VI
1646:.
1595:^
1502:^
1436:^
1413:^
1392:^
1358:^
1327:^
1311:^
1289:^
1121:)
1111:.
1033:,
1015:,
799:.
684:kW
655:.
488:.
462:.
248:kW
244:PS
2853:X
2847:C
2841:S
2187:e
2180:t
2173:v
2151:X
1957:e
1950:t
1943:v
1848:e
1841:t
1834:v
1805:.
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192:t
167:2
159:1
151:3
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