Courbet class battleship
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| Courbet class Battleship | |
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 The Jean Bart in 1914 |
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| Class Overview | |
| Type: | Battleship |
| Name: | Courbet |
| Number of ships: | 4 |
| Preceded by: | Danton class battleship |
| Succeeded by: | Bretagne class |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 22,189 tonnes, 26 000 full load |
| Length: | 166.0 m (544 ft 7 in) |
| Beam: | 27.9 m (88 ft 7 in) |
| Draught: | 8.80 m (29 ft) |
| Propulsion: | 24 Niclausse boilers, four Parsons steam turbines, 28 000 shp |
| Speed: | 20 knots (37 km/h) |
| Range: | 1140 nautical miles at full speed. 4200 nm at 10 knots |
| Protection: | Belt: 270 mm Deck: 30 to 50 mm Bridge: 300mm |
| Complement: | 1085 to 1100 |
| Armament: | 12 × 305 mm (12 in) 45 calibre guns 22 × 138.6 mm (5.4 in) 55 calibre guns 4 × 47 mm guns 4 × 450 mm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes |
The Courbet class dreadnought was a type of battleship of the French Navy. The Courbet class were designed by M. Lyasse. France was built as part of the 1910 naval building programme.
The design was meant to increase the French Naval Arm, and keep up with their British allies. The Courbet was eventually surpassed by the Bretagne class dreadnought.
| Courbet class battleship |
| Courbet | Jean Bart | Paris | France |
List of battleships of France |
