French battleship Brennus (1891)
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| Career (France) |  |
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| Namesake: | Brennus |
| Ordered: | 25 November 1881 |
| Builder: | Lorient |
| Laid down: | December 1882 |
| Launched: | 17 October 1891 |
| In service: | 16 December 1893 |
| Out of service: | 30 October 1919 |
| Fate: | Brocken up in 1922 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Battleship |
| Displacement: | 11400 tonnes |
| Length: | 114.5 metres |
| Beam: | 20.5 metres |
| Draught: | 8.5 metres |
| Propulsion: | 32 boilers, 2 triple-expension steam engines, 2 shafts, 13 900 shp |
| Speed: | 18 knots |
| Complement: | 675 |
| Armament: |
3 x 340mm/42 Modèle 1887 guns |
| Armour: |
Belt: 460 mm |
The Brennus was an ironclad battleship of the French Navy.
She was built after the Jeune École trend of thought fell out of favour. She pioneered the armoured masts fitted with electrical elevators to the tops which became a trademark of French battleships.
In July 1900, she collided with the Framée, which sunk with the loss of 48 lives.
From June 1914, she was used as a school ship to train mechanics.
