French armoured cruiser Dupuy de Lôme (1887)
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 Armoured cruiser Dupuy de Lôme, launched in 1887. |
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| Career (France) |  |
|---|---|
| Namesake: | Henri Dupuy de Lôme |
| Builder: | Brest shipyard |
| Laid down: | 1887 |
| Acquired: |
by Peru in 1912 as Commandant Elias Aguirre. Never delivered. |
| Commissioned: | 1890 |
| Renamed: |
Commandant Elias Aguirre in 1912. |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Armoured cruiser |
| Displacement: | 6 700 tonnes |
| Length: | 111 m |
| Beam: | 16 m |
| Draught: | 7.5 m |
| Propulsion: | 13 000 HP steam engine, 13 cylindrical boilers |
| Speed: | 19.7 knots |
| Complement: | 526 men |
| Armament: |
2 x 194mm guns of 40 calibres |
| Armour: |
belt: 100 mm |
Dupuy de Lôme was an armoured cruiser of the French Navy, launched in Brest in 1887, and commissioned in 1890. She is considered as the world's first armoured cruiser.[1] She was named after the naval architect Dupuy de Lôme.
She was capable of 23 kts, and designed to raid on enemy commerce ships during extended forays afloat, following the "Jeune École" doctrine.
She was stricken after 20 years in the Navy, and sold to Peru as Commandant Elias Aguirre. She was never delivered however, and was re-commisionned in 1914 under her original name.
.jpg/120px-DupuyDeLomeCruiser(1888).jpg) Dupuy de Lôme under way |
