Courbet class battleship
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.jpg/300px-Jean_Bart_(1911).jpg) The Jean Bart in 1914 |
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| Class overview | |
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| Name: | Courbet |
| Preceded by: | Danton class battleship |
| Succeeded by: | Bretagne class |
| Completed: | 4 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Battleship |
| 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: | 1,140 nautical miles at full speed. 4,200 nm at 10 knots (19 km/h) |
| Complement: | 1085 to 1100 |
| Armament: |
12 × 305mm/45 Modèle 1910 guns |
| Armour: | Belt: 270 mm Deck: 30 to 50 mm Bridge: 300 mm |
| Notes: | Ships in class include: Courbet — Jean Bart — Paris — France |
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 keep the capabilities of the French Navy on par with their British allies. The Courbet was eventually surpassed by the Bretagne class dreadnought.
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