French battleship Masséna
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| Career (France) |  |
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| Namesake: | André Masséna |
| Laid down: | September 1892 |
| Launched: | July 1895 |
| Commissioned: | June 1898 |
| Fate: | Scuttled 10 November 1915 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Single pre-dreadnought battleship |
| Displacement: | 12000 tonnes |
| Length: | 110 metres |
| Beam: | 22 metres |
| Propulsion: | 3 propellers |
| Speed: | 17 knots |
| Armament: |
2 x 305mm/40 Modèle 1893 guns |
| Armour: | belt 450 mm |
Masséna was a pre-dreadnought battleship of the French Navy, launched in July 1895 at Ch. de la Loire. She was named in honour of Marshal of France André Masséna. Lucien Lacaze was her captain.
She was an advanced version of the Charles Martel, but not very successful as she was 900 tons overweight.
She was hulked at Toulon in 1915, later being towed to Turkey where on 10 November 1915 she was scuttled at Sedd-el-Bahr, at the end of the Gallipoli Peninsular, to create a breakwater for the French landings there.
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