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For the rest of the decade, she participated in exercises with the Mediterranean Squadron and made several port visits in France and its dependencies. In January 1907, the ships was transferred to the 2nd Battleship Division and then to the 4th Battleship Division in July 1908 with her sisters. By 5
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was hit twice during this bombardment; the first shell struck the quarterdeck, but caused little damage other than deforming the deck. The second shell hit just above the waterline on the starboard bow and appeared to do little damage, but it had pushed in the armour plates below the waterline and
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armour that ranged in thickness from 300 to 400 mm (11.8 to 15.7 in) and was thickest amidships. The armour plates were 2 m (6 ft 7 in) high with the upper 0.5 m (1 ft 8 in) above the design waterline and they tapered to a maximum thickness of 150 mm
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on 18 March after she had been fired upon by four other battleships. By 5 January 1910 the divisions of the battle squadrons had been renumbered and the 4th Division was now the 1st Division of the 2nd Battle Squadron. The squadron was transferred to Brest where it replaced the former Northern
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the following day. The Navy took the opportunity to increase her stability by lightening her masts, removing some armour from the superstructure and conning tower as well as dismounting two 100 mm and six 47 mm guns. The ship was also fitted with
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to up anchor before she could suppress their guns. Later in the day, she closed to within 3,000 metres (3,300 yd) of the forts and engaged them with her secondary armament. During the day's action, the ship was hit twice, but these did little damage.
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was hit by a 15-centimetre (5.9 in) shell during this attack that caused little damage as it failed to detonate. GuĂ©pratte and his squadron returned to the Gulf of Saros on 11 March where they again bombarded Ottoman fortifications.
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bombarded the fort at Orhaniye Tepe on the Asian side of the strait. During the subsequent bombardment on 25 February, the ship anchored some 6,000 metres (6,600 yd) from the Asiatic shore and engaged the forts at
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agreed to enforce contracts made with French companies and to repay loans made by French banks. The 1st Division departed Lesbos in early December and returned to Toulon. In May 1902, the ship became the flagship of
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Together with the older French pre-dreadnoughts, the ship's first mission in the war was to escort troop convoys from North Africa to France. Later in September, her main turrets required repairs in
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and started uncontrollable flooding below the waterline. It killed two crewmen and another pair drowned as they attempted to abandon ship; the rest of the crew was successfully rescued. The ship
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reached a top speed of 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) from 14,220 metric horsepower (10,459 kW; 14,025 ihp). The ships carried enough coal to give them a range of 3,776
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reached Toulon where she was repaired, while the battleship was barely damaged. On 18 July, after combined manoeuvres with the Northern Squadron, the ship participated in a
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ran aground at the harbour entrance and had to unload most of her ammunition before she could be refloated on 21 August. Together with the pre-dreadnought
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opened up a hole 7 metres (23 ft) by 22 centimetres (8.7 in) through which water flooded. Little could be done to staunch the inflow and Captain
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They returned to the Dardanelles to assist in the major attack on the fortifications planned for 18 March. British ships made the initial entry into the
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off Toulon on 4 September. The ship was reassigned to the Mediterranean Squadron on 16 October 1912 and she participated in a naval review by President
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and the ship began taking on water as the repairs began to leak under the pressure of the storm. She radioed for assistance later that night and the
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and the Mediterranean Squadron participated in an international naval review by Loubet in Toulon with ships from Spain, Italy and Russia.
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in January 1916. She was en route to the Dardanelles after a refit in France when she was torpedoed and sunk on 27 December by a German
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on 10 June 1913. The 3rd Battle Squadron was dissolved on 11 November 1913 and the ship was assigned to the Complementary Division (
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was received aboard and the ship visited New York City and Boston before heading back to France. She made another port visit to
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to the Training Division of the Squadron as of October, but this was cancelled upon the outbreak of war in August.
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was 70 mm (2.8 in) thick and there was a 40-millimetre-thick (1.6 in) splinter deck below it. The
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of 7.4 metres (24 ft 3 in) forward and 8.4 metres (27 ft 7 in) aft. They displaced 11,260
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on 27 July. The ship anchored 1,000 metres (1,100 yd) off the shore on 11 August to bombard an Ottoman
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until they departed for Toulon on 18 January 1900. The following month, while exercising in the harbour at
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while training. On 1 August 1911 the 2nd Battle Squadron was renumbered as the 3rd Battle Squadron and
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on 20 March. In April 1904, she was one of the ships that escorted Loubet during his state visit to
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as the latter ship bombarded Ottoman forts covering the mouth of the Dardanelles. Late in the day,
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two other French warships early in her career, although neither was seriously damaged, nor was
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the following morning and more repairs were made with the assistance of the crew of the
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had 270-millimetre (10.6 in) plates of the same type of armour. The main armoured
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had a 326-millimetre-thick (12.8 in) face and 276 mm (10.9 in) sides.
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in November 1914 to guard against a sortie into the Mediterranean by the ex-German
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January 1909, the 4th Division had been reassigned to the 2nd Battle Squadron (
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Caresse, Philippe (2012). "The Battleship Gaulois". In Jordan, John (ed.).
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and was off the southern coast of Greece when she was torpedoed by the
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on 6 January 1896 and launched on 6 October of the same year. She was
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arrived without further incident at Toulon on 16 April and entered
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In October 1901, the 1st Battleship Division, under the command of
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so the latter ship's construction was delayed until the former was
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Caresse, pp. 124–128; Jordan & Caresse, pp. 223, 226–229, 232
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upon her arrival on 15 November. He transferred his flag back to
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Campbell, N.J.M. (1979). "France". In Gardiner, Robert (ed.).
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who led a small delegation to celebrate the unveiling of the
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that occupied the major ports of the island on 7 November,
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French Navy's Charlemagne class pre-dreadnought battleship
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On 2 March, the French squadron bombarded targets in the
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to France for a month and a half. She was ordered to the
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en route, but managed to reach the islands, escorted by
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Ottoman defences of the Dardanelles, February–March 1915
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s torpedoes moderately damaged the bow of the destroyer
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herself to avoid sinking. She was refloated and sent to
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Caresse, pp. 133–134; Jordan & Caresse, pp. 271–272
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Caresse, pp. 131–132; Jordan & Caresse, pp. 266–267
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Caresse, pp. 122–125; Jordan & Caresse, pp. 223–224
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was refloated on 22 March and departed for Toulon via
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in open mounts on the superstructure. The ships' anti-
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arrived several hours later. The ship arrived in the
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Canon de 138.6 mm (5.5 in) Modèle 1893 guns
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Corbett, pp. 160, 172, 192–193, 206; Caresse, p. 129
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Corbett, pp. 144, 148, 157–159; Caresse, pp. 128–129
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departed for the Dardanelles on 8 June. She reached
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Squadron on 27 February. Shortly afterwards, one of
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in Toulon harbour during the 1914 annual manoeuvres
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Canon de 100 mm (3.9 in) Modèle 1893 guns
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Their return fire was heavy enough to force 2159: 1869: 1760: 1684:Jordan, John & Caresse, Philippe (2017). 1683: 1570:Caresse, p. 132; Jordan & Caresse, p. 268 1245:Her repairs were completed by early June and 872:, before arriving back at Toulon on 14 June. 617:Canon de 47 mm (1.9 in) Modèle 1885 1669:] (in French). Nantes: Marines Ă©dition. 1237: 1016: 971: 900: 836: 798: 733: 727: 591:, eight of which were mounted in individual 458:returned to the Dardanelles and covered the 397: 387: 1702: 1192:. They encountered a storm on 27 March off 1031:. In June 1914, the Navy planned to assign 492:of 20.26 metres (66 ft 6 in). At 2166: 2152: 1876: 1862: 1767: 1753: 1721: 1336:at 09:03 and sank eight minutes later off 891:lost two armour plates from her bow; both 670: 469: 2528:World War I shipwrecks in the Aegean Sea 1592: 1286: 1140: 1042: 957: 807:, was ordered to proceed to the port of 674: 548:(31 km/h; 20 mph). During her 19:For other ships with the same name, see 1638: 1619: 522:vertical triple-expansion steam engines 2490: 1705:Directory of the World's Capital Ships 1097:when she returned on 10 January 1915. 2147: 1857: 1748: 1660: 1295:with the trawlers taking off the crew 887:. The latter was barely damaged, but 49: 1395: 1393: 1089:became the flagship of Rear-Admiral 341:: 110–400 mm (4.3–15.7 in) 188:117.7 m (386 ft 2 in) 1686:French Battleships of World War One 1444:Jordan & Caresse, pp. 46, 58–60 196:20.26 m (66 ft 6 in) 13: 1411: 1324:. The single torpedo hit slightly 520:. The ships were powered by three 174:11,415 t (11,235 long tons) ( 14: 2544: 2518:World War I battleships of France 1489:Jordan & Caresse, pp. 221–222 1462:Jordan & Caresse, pp. 44, 218 1390: 1071:, in November to guard against a 895:were relieved of their commands. 819:. After landing two companies of 619:and two 37 mm (1.5 in) 444:bombarding Ottoman fortifications 347:: 40–70 mm (1.6–2.8 in) 204:8.4 m (27 ft 7 in) 2471: 2466: 2454: 2446: 2129: 2124: 2112: 2104: 1724:Dictionnaire des marins français 1085:which needed a refit in Toulon. 301:138.6 mm (5.5 in) guns 51: 31: 1667:A Century of French Battleships 1586: 1573: 1564: 1555: 1546: 1537: 1528: 1519: 1510: 1501: 1492: 1483: 1474: 1465: 1387:Jordan & Caresse, pp. 41–42 1075:by the ex-German battlecruiser 579:, one each fore and aft of the 323:4 Ă— 450 mm (17.7 in) 1707:. New York: Hippocrene Books. 1663:Cent ans de cuirassĂ©s français 1456: 1447: 1438: 1429: 1420: 1402: 1381: 1188:three days later, escorted by 1038: 745:The sisters remained based in 307:100 mm (3.9 in) guns 240:triple-expansion steam engines 1: 2533:Ships with Belleville boilers 2498:Charlemagne-class battleships 1843:List of battleships of France 1703:Silverstone, Paul H. (1984). 1374: 1149:making for the Rabbit Islands 857:, Washington, D.C. On 23 May 615:defences consisted of twenty 319:37 mm (1.5 in) guns 313:47 mm (1.9 in) guns 295:305 mm (12 in) guns 1728:Dictionary of French Sailors 1722:Taillemite, Étienne (2002). 642:-class ships had a complete 421:escorted troop convoys from 359:: 320 mm (12.6 in) 353:: 270 mm (10.6 in) 7: 1417:Jordan & Caresse, p. 46 1079:, relieving the battleship 1067:, not far from the Ottoman 380:pre-dreadnought battleships 253:(31 km/h; 20 mph) 10: 2549: 2508:Maritime incidents in 1916 2503:Maritime incidents in 1915 607:. They also carried eight 595:and the remaining pair in 466:; four crewmen were lost. 413:Following the outbreak of 399:Escadre de la MĂ©diterranĂ©e 18: 2441: 2367: 2179: 2099: 2026: 1889: 1838: 1814: 1785: 1435:Caresse, pp. 114, 116–117 1291:A drawing of the sinking 402:). The ship accidentally 139: 44: 30: 1253:on 17 June and relieved 1166:decided to head for the 757:accidentally rammed the 442:joined British ships in 1498:Taillemite, pp. 317–318 1282: 702:was being built in the 671:Construction and career 454:for permanent repairs. 140:General characteristics 1309:German submarine  1296: 1238: 1150: 1048: 1018:Division de complĂ©ment 1017: 972: 966: 901: 837: 799: 786:. The following year, 734: 728: 683: 470:Design and description 398: 394:Mediterranean Squadron 388: 1290: 1144: 1046: 961: 929:was installed aboard 902:Capitaine de vaisseau 875:During exercises off 678: 2421:Giuseppe Cesare Abba 1661:Gille, Eric (1999). 1552:Caresse, pp. 129–130 1480:Caresse, pp. 121–122 1471:Caresse, pp. 119–121 883:accidentally rammed 879:on 31 January 1903, 815:, then owned by the 544:class a speed of 17 1355: /  1234:anti-torpedo bulges 1164:AndrĂ©-Casimir Biard 1069:Gallipoli Peninsula 909:assumed command of 851:Comte de Rochambeau 776:President of France 423:French North Africa 21:French ship Gaulois 1779:-class battleships 1624:. 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2493: 2486: 2478: 2474: 2469: 2465: 2464:November 1916 2461: 2457: 2453: 2449: 2445: 2440: 2433: 2432: 2431:Prince Rupert 2426: 2423: 2422: 2417: 2416: 2411: 2410: 2404: 2401: 2400: 2393: 2390: 2389: 2383: 2380: 2379: 2373: 2372: 2370: 2366: 2359: 2358: 2352: 2349: 2348: 2342: 2339: 2338: 2332: 2329: 2328: 2321: 2318: 2317: 2312: 2311: 2305: 2304: 2297: 2294: 2293: 2287: 2284: 2283: 2277: 2274: 2273: 2266: 2263: 2262: 2256: 2253: 2252: 2246: 2243: 2242: 2235: 2232: 2231: 2225: 2224: 2218: 2215: 2214: 2208: 2205: 2204: 2198: 2195: 2194: 2187: 2186: 2184: 2182: 2178: 2169: 2164: 2162: 2157: 2155: 2150: 2149: 2146: 2136: 2132: 2127: 2123: 2122:February 1915 2119: 2115: 2111: 2107: 2103: 2098: 2091: 2090: 2084: 2081: 2076: 2073: 2072: 2066: 2065: 2059: 2056: 2055: 2048: 2045: 2044: 2039: 2038: 2032: 2031: 2029: 2025: 2018: 2017: 2011: 2008: 2007: 2001: 1998: 1997: 1992: 1991: 1984: 1981: 1980: 1975: 1974: 1968: 1967: 1961: 1960: 1955: 1954: 1948: 1945: 1944: 1938: 1935: 1934: 1927: 1924: 1923: 1917: 1914: 1913: 1907: 1904: 1903: 1897: 1896: 1894: 1892: 1888: 1879: 1874: 1872: 1867: 1865: 1860: 1859: 1856: 1844: 1841: 1840: 1837: 1831: 1830: 1826:Followed by: 1825: 1823: 1822: 1818:Preceded by: 1817: 1816: 1813: 1807: 1806: 1802: 1800: 1799: 1795: 1793: 1792: 1788: 1787: 1784: 1780: 1778: 1770: 1765: 1763: 1758: 1756: 1751: 1750: 1747: 1739: 1733: 1729: 1725: 1720: 1716: 1714:0-88254-979-0 1710: 1706: 1701: 1697: 1691: 1687: 1682: 1678: 1672: 1668: 1664: 1659: 1655: 1649: 1645: 1641: 1637: 1633: 1627: 1623: 1618: 1614: 1612:0-85177-133-5 1608: 1604: 1599: 1598: 1591: 1590: 1576: 1567: 1558: 1549: 1540: 1531: 1522: 1513: 1504: 1495: 1486: 1477: 1468: 1459: 1450: 1441: 1432: 1423: 1414: 1405: 1396: 1394: 1384: 1380: 1372: 1368: 1339: 1335: 1331: 1327: 1323: 1319: 1318: 1313: 1312: 1306: 1302: 1294: 1289: 1280: 1278: 1277:barracks ship 1274: 1273: 1268: 1264: 1260: 1256: 1252: 1248: 1243: 1240: 1235: 1230: 1226: 1222: 1221: 1216: 1212: 1208: 1204: 1203: 1199: 1195: 1191: 1187: 1183: 1179: 1177: 1173: 1169: 1165: 1160: 1156: 1148: 1143: 1139: 1136: 1132: 1131:Gulf of Saros 1127: 1124: 1120: 1116: 1111: 1107: 1103: 1098: 1096: 1092: 1088: 1084: 1083: 1078: 1074: 1070: 1066: 1062: 1058: 1054: 1045: 1036: 1034: 1030: 1029: 1024: 1019: 1014: 1010: 1006: 1002: 1001: 993: 988: 987: 983: 979: 974: 964: 960: 956: 954: 950: 946: 942: 938: 937: 932: 928: 924: 920: 916: 912: 908: 903: 898: 894: 890: 886: 882: 878: 873: 871: 867: 863: 860: 856: 852: 848: 844: 839: 834: 829: 826: 822: 818: 814: 810: 806: 801: 800:contre-amiral 796: 791: 789: 785: 781: 777: 773: 769: 765: 764: 760: 756: 752: 748: 743: 741: 736: 730: 725: 721: 717: 713: 709: 706:intended for 705: 701: 700: 696: 692: 688: 681: 677: 668: 666: 665:conning tower 662: 658: 654: 653:Harvey armour 649: 645: 641: 636: 634: 630: 626: 625:torpedo tubes 622: 618: 614: 610: 606: 602: 598: 594: 590: 586: 582: 578: 574: 570: 566: 561: 559: 555: 551: 547: 543: 539: 535: 532:(10,444  531: 527: 523: 519: 518:private ships 515: 511: 507: 503: 499: 495: 491: 487: 483: 482: 477: 467: 465: 461: 457: 453: 449: 445: 441: 437: 436: 432: 431:battlecruiser 428: 424: 420: 416: 411: 409: 405: 400: 395: 390: 385: 381: 378: 376: 371: 370: 358: 355: 352: 349: 346: 343: 340: 337: 336: 335: 332: 331: 326: 325:torpedo tubes 322: 320: 316: 314: 310: 308: 304: 302: 298: 296: 292: 291: 290: 287: 286: 281: 277: 274: 273: 272: 269: 268: 264: 260: 257: 256: 252: 248: 245: 244: 241: 237: 234: 233: 227: 224:(10,400  223: 219: 217: 213: 212: 211: 208: 207: 203: 200: 199: 195: 192: 191: 187: 184: 183: 177: 173: 170: 166: 162: 161: 160: 157: 156: 153: 151: 147: 144: 143: 138: 134: 133: 128: 125: 124: 120: 117: 116: 112: 109: 108: 104: 101: 100: 97: 94: 91: 90: 86: 83: 82: 79: 76: 73: 72: 69: 66: 63: 62: 48: 43: 39: 34: 29: 26: 22: 2485: 2477:January 1917 2430: 2420: 2414: 2408: 2398: 2386: 2377: 2355: 2346: 2345: 2336: 2326: 2315: 2309: 2302: 2290: 2281: 2271: 2260: 2250: 2240: 2229: 2223:Mount Temple 2222: 2211: 2202: 2192: 2088: 2070: 2063: 2062: 2053: 2042: 2036: 2015: 2005: 1995: 1989: 1978: 1972: 1966:Irresistible 1965: 1958: 1952: 1942: 1932: 1921: 1911: 1901: 1828: 1820: 1804: 1803: 1797: 1790: 1776: 1727: 1723: 1704: 1685: 1666: 1662: 1643: 1622:Warship 2012 1621: 1596: 1587:Bibliography 1575: 1566: 1557: 1548: 1539: 1530: 1521: 1512: 1503: 1494: 1485: 1476: 1467: 1458: 1449: 1440: 1431: 1426:Gille, p. 98 1422: 1413: 1404: 1383: 1316: 1310: 1305:Sea of Crete 1300: 1298: 1292: 1271: 1266: 1254: 1246: 1244: 1224: 1219: 1201: 1194:Cape Matapan 1189: 1181: 1180: 1175: 1158: 1152: 1146: 1134: 1128: 1122: 1109: 1105: 1101: 1099: 1094: 1086: 1081: 1076: 1060: 1050: 1032: 1027: 1022: 1004: 999: 991: 985: 977: 968: 962: 940: 935: 930: 921:and Athens, 919:Thessaloniki 910: 888: 884: 880: 874: 833:Vice-Admiral 795:Rear-Admiral 792: 787: 780:Émile Loubet 772:naval review 767: 762: 754: 744: 739: 724:commissioned 715: 707: 698: 686: 685: 679: 648:nickel-steel 639: 637: 613:torpedo boat 575:in two twin- 569:main battery 564: 562: 553: 541: 486:long overall 480: 475: 473: 455: 439: 434: 418: 412: 407: 374: 368: 367: 366: 311:20 Ă— single 299:10 Ă— single 220:14,200  163:11,260  158:Displacement 149: 131: 67: 37: 25: 1798:Saint Louis 1791:Charlemagne 1777:Charlemagne 1362: / 1338:Cape Maleas 1255:Saint Louis 1202:Jules Ferry 1176:Charlemagne 1119:Cape Helles 1039:World War I 1028:Saint Louis 982:target ship 838:vice-amiral 740:Charlemagne 699:Charlemagne 695:sister ship 640:Charlemagne 577:gun turrets 565:Charlemagne 542:Charlemagne 476:Charlemagne 438:. In 1915, 427:Dardanelles 415:World War I 384:French Navy 375:Charlemagne 317:2 Ă— single 305:8 Ă— single 150:Charlemagne 2523:1896 ships 2492:Categories 2181:Shipwrecks 2135:April 1915 2071:Inflexible 1959:Glenartney 1891:Shipwrecks 1375:References 1272:RĂ©publique 1239:soufflages 1207:destroyers 1205:and three 1104:supported 877:Golfe-Juan 768:Hallebarde 763:Hallebarde 655:and their 621:Maxim guns 601:forecastle 550:sea trials 488:and had a 270:Complement 235:Propulsion 171:) (normal) 2397:USS  2325:HMS  2308:HMS  2301:HMS  2213:Caledonia 2191:HMS  2069:HMS  2052:HMS  1988:USS  1971:HMS  1964:HMS  1931:HMS  1263:Achi Baba 1172:foundered 980:sank the 953:Marseille 859:President 784:Cherbourg 759:destroyer 720:laid down 657:barbettes 629:broadside 605:amidships 593:casemates 510:flagships 506:long tons 494:deep load 464:submarine 351:Barbettes 293:2 Ă— twin 176:deep load 169:long tons 118:Completed 102:Laid down 2428:28 Dec: 2409:Boutefeu 2406:23 Dec: 2395:16 Dec: 2385:12 Dec: 2354:29 Dec: 2344:27 Dec: 2334:25 Dec: 2323:22 Dec: 2299:21 Dec: 2292:Powhatan 2289:15 Dec: 2279:14 Dec: 2270:SM  2268:13 Dec: 2258:11 Dec: 2248:10 Dec: 2239:SM  2228:SM  2203:Kanguroo 2086:31 Mar: 2078:28 Mar: 2061:18 Mar: 2050:15 Mar: 2013:28 Mar: 2003:27 Mar: 1986:25 Mar: 1950:18 Mar: 1940:14 Mar: 1929:11 Mar: 1919:10 Mar: 1912:Bengrove 1642:(1997). 1334:capsized 1330:mainmast 1322:trawlers 1115:Kum Kale 893:captains 870:Portugal 809:Mytilene 712:launched 597:shielded 583:. Their 571:of four 504:(11,080 288:Armament 280:flagship 167:(11,080 129:Sunk by 110:Launched 74:Namesake 2378:Keltier 2375:7 Dec: 2357:Alondra 2347:Gaulois 2282:Russian 2251:Georgic 2237:7 Dec: 2220:6 Dec: 2210:4 Dec: 2200:3 Dec: 2189:1 Dec: 2089:Santhia 2064:Gaulois 2043:Espagne 2037:Dongola 2034:5 Mar: 1943:Dresden 1805:Gaulois 1350:23°42′E 1347:36°15′N 1301:Gaulois 1293:Gaulois 1267:Gaulois 1247:Gaulois 1229:drydock 1225:Gaulois 1220:Marceau 1190:Suffren 1182:Gaulois 1159:Gaulois 1147:Gaulois 1135:Gaulois 1123:Gaulois 1110:Gaulois 1106:Suffren 1102:Gaulois 1095:Suffren 1087:Gaulois 1082:Suffren 1061:Gaulois 1053:Bizerte 1033:Gaulois 1005:Gaulois 992:Gaulois 986:TempĂŞte 978:Gaulois 963:Gaulois 931:Gaulois 911:Gaulois 897:Captain 889:Gaulois 881:Gaulois 821:marines 788:Gaulois 755:Gaulois 716:Gaulois 708:Gaulois 704:slipway 687:Gaulois 682:in 1900 680:Gaulois 554:Gaulois 514:ratings 498:draught 456:Gaulois 440:Gaulois 419:Gaulois 408:Gaulois 369:Gaulois 357:Turrets 278:750 as 201:Draught 92:Builder 84:Ordered 68:Gaulois 45:History 38:Gaulois 2415:Casque 2337:Maitai 2054:Nymphe 2016:Falaba 2006:Aguila 1953:Bouvet 1933:Bayano 1909:7 Mar 1899:4 Mar 1821:Bouvet 1734:  1711:  1692:  1673:  1650:  1628:  1609:  1605:–333. 1251:Lemnos 1215:hulked 1155:strait 1073:sortie 1023:Bouvet 1000:Fanion 949:Naples 941:Bouvet 923:Greece 885:Bouvet 866:Lisbon 847:statue 825:Sultan 813:Lesbos 751:Hyères 693:. Her 502:tonnes 481:Bouvet 452:Toulon 404:rammed 377:-class 333:Armour 261:3,776 185:Length 58:France 2316:Murex 2310:Negro 2303:Hoste 2272:UB-29 2241:UB-46 2230:UC-19 1996:Tamar 1973:Ocean 1726:[ 1665:[ 1326:abaft 1311:UB-47 1186:Malta 995:' 915:Italy 782:, at 747:Brest 603:deck 546:knots 448:beach 345:Decks 258:Range 251:knots 246:Speed 132:UB-47 78:Gauls 2460:1917 2452:1916 2444:1915 2118:1916 2110:1915 2102:1914 1979:U-29 1922:U-12 1829:IĂ©na 1732:ISBN 1709:ISBN 1690:ISBN 1671:ISBN 1648:ISBN 1626:ISBN 1607:ISBN 1328:the 1317:Dard 1283:Fate 1117:and 939:and 936:IĂ©na 718:was 661:deck 638:The 563:The 490:beam 474:The 339:Belt 193:Beam 126:Fate 64:Name 2399:H-3 2327:E30 2193:E37 1990:F-4 1902:U-8 1603:283 1340:at 1261:at 976:). 947:in 853:in 849:of 646:of 633:ram 538:ihp 516:as 275:692 249:17 214:20 2494:: 2418:, 2412:, 2313:, 2306:, 2226:, 2067:, 2040:, 1993:, 1976:, 1969:, 1962:, 1956:, 1392:^ 1223:. 1178:. 1055:, 905:) 868:, 841:) 803:) 778:, 753:, 742:. 714:. 635:. 552:, 534:kW 410:. 226:kW 222:PS 2167:e 2160:t 2153:v 1877:e 1870:t 1863:v 1768:e 1761:t 1754:v 1740:. 1717:. 1698:. 1679:. 1656:. 1634:. 1615:. 1236:( 899:( 835:( 797:( 726:( 396:( 386:( 228:) 178:) 165:t 23:.

Index

French ship Gaulois

Gauls
Arsenal de Brest
UB-47
Charlemagne-class battleship
t
long tons
deep load
Belleville boilers
PS
kW
triple-expansion steam engines
knots
nautical miles
flagship
305 mm (12 in) guns
138.6 mm (5.5 in) guns
100 mm (3.9 in) guns
47 mm (1.9 in) guns
37 mm (1.5 in) guns
torpedo tubes
Belt
Decks
Barbettes
Turrets
Charlemagne-class
pre-dreadnought battleships
French Navy
Mediterranean Squadron

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