Armoured Cruisers
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Armoured Cruiser (said to be the world's first Armoured Cruiser),FS Dupuy de Lome pictured fitting out at Arsenal de Brest c1892 with original blueprint.
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A typical French design of the time. IIRC, about 2 feet shorter than a WW2 USN FLETCHER class destroyer! The FLETCHERs crammed far fewer men into their hulls. DFO
Specs (Wiki):
Type: Armoured cruiser
Displacement: 6,301 tonnes (6,201 long tons)
Length: 114 m (374 ft 0.2 in) (pp)
Beam: 15.7 m (51 ft 6.1 in)
Draught: 7.07 m (23 ft 2.3 in) (mean)
Installed power: 14,000 metric horsepower (13,808 ihp)
Propulsion: 3 shafts
3 triple expansion engines
11 Amirauté direct tube boilers
Speed: 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) (designed)
Range: 4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 12.5 knots (23.2 km/h; 14.4 mph)
Complement: 521
Armament: 2 × 1 – 194 mm (7.6 in) Modèle 1887 guns
6 × 1 – 164 mm (6.4 in) Modèle 1887 guns
4 × 1 – 65 mm (2.6 in) guns
10 × 47 mm (1.9 in) guns
4 × 1 – 37 mm (1.5 in) guns
4 × 1 – 450 mm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes
Armour: Belt: 100 mm (3.9 in)
Deck: 30 mm (1.2 in)
Conning tower: 125 mm (5 in)
Gun turrets: 100 mm (4 in)
Specs (Wiki):
Type: Armoured cruiser
Displacement: 6,301 tonnes (6,201 long tons)
Length: 114 m (374 ft 0.2 in) (pp)
Beam: 15.7 m (51 ft 6.1 in)
Draught: 7.07 m (23 ft 2.3 in) (mean)
Installed power: 14,000 metric horsepower (13,808 ihp)
Propulsion: 3 shafts
3 triple expansion engines
11 Amirauté direct tube boilers
Speed: 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) (designed)
Range: 4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 12.5 knots (23.2 km/h; 14.4 mph)
Complement: 521
Armament: 2 × 1 – 194 mm (7.6 in) Modèle 1887 guns
6 × 1 – 164 mm (6.4 in) Modèle 1887 guns
4 × 1 – 65 mm (2.6 in) guns
10 × 47 mm (1.9 in) guns
4 × 1 – 37 mm (1.5 in) guns
4 × 1 – 450 mm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes
Armour: Belt: 100 mm (3.9 in)
Deck: 30 mm (1.2 in)
Conning tower: 125 mm (5 in)
Gun turrets: 100 mm (4 in)
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Leon Gambetta Class Armoured Cruiser FS Victor Hugo pictured in New York c1907.
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A lengthy 'clean up' on this...Gloire Class Armoured Cruiser FS Conde pictured at Arsenal de Brest,early 1900's.
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Original drawing of Lead Ship,Armoured Cruiser FS Leon Gambetta as built 1902.
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The rather over-embellished stern 7.6inch gun turret of French Armoured Cruiser FS Pothuau pictured c1902 at Toulon.
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A very nice view of LEON GAMBETTA........... BIG funnels, "small" guns DFO
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Lead ship,Armoured Cruiser FS Gueydon seen off Le Havre on July 25th 1921.
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Two of the AC ERNEST RENAN.......... DFO
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The VICTOR HUGO; was the photo taken during a visit to Australia??.......DFO
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