French cruiser Jeanne d'Arc (1901)
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For other ships of the same name, see French ship Jeanne d'Arc.
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| Career (France) |  |
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| Namesake: | Joan of Arc |
| Launched: | 1901 |
| Decommissioned: | 1928 |
| Struck: | 1934 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Cruiser |
| Displacement: | 11 300 tonnes |
| Length: | 145 m |
| Beam: | 19.4 m |
| Draught: | 8.10 m |
| Propulsion: | three steam engines outputting 28500 HP, 48 boilers |
| Speed: | 23 knots |
| Armament: |
2 × 194 mm guns 14 × 138 guns |
The Jeanne d'Arc was an armoured cruiser of the French Navy. At the time, she was the largest and most powerful of the French cruisers.
In 1903, she ferried President Émile Loubet to Algeria. In 1912, she replaced the Dugay-Trouin as school ship of the École Navale, departing from the tradition of using ships of the line for this purpose.
During the First World War, she was mobilised in the Atlantic squadron, and later in the Mediterranean squadron, patrolling the Dardanelles, Suez canal, and off Syria and Anatolia.
In 1919, she was reinstated as school ship, sailing nine campaigns. She was eventually decommissioned in 1928, and struck in 1934.
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