French battleship Bretagne

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The Provence, sister-ship of the Bretagne
Career French Navy Ensign
Ordered:
Laid down: 1 July 1912
Launched: 21 April 1913
Commissioned: September 1915
Fate: Sunk, 3 July 1940
Struck:
General Characteristics
Displacement: 23,230 tons standard, 25,000 tons full load
Length: Length: 166 m
Beam: 26.9 m
Draught: 9.8 m
Propulsion: 4 shaft Parsons turbines, 18-24 boilers, 29,000 hp
Speed: 20 knots
Range: 4700 nm at 10 knots, 2680 tons coal and 300 tons oil
Complement: 1133
Armament:
  • 10 - 340 mm (13.4 inch) guns (5 × 2)
  • 22 - 138.6 mm guns (22 × 1)
  • 4 - 47 mm guns
  • 4 - 450 mm torpedo tubes
Armour
  • Belt 270 mm
  • three decks 40 mm each
  • Casemates 170 mm
  • 340 mm turrets
  • 314 mm conning tower

The Bretagne was a dreadnought of the French Navy, lead ship of her class. She was named in honour of the french region of Brittany, and built by Arsenal de Brest. Served in the Mediterrenean in both World Wars. Sunk by the British at Mers-el-Kebir, 977 French sailors perished.

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