Lyon class battleship
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Lyon |
| Preceded by: | Planned: Normandie class battleship Built: Bretagne class battleship |
| Succeeded by: | Dunkerque class battleship |
| Completed: | 4 (none built) |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Battleship |
| Displacement: | 29 000 tonnes |
| Length: | 193.5 metres |
| Beam: | 29.35 metres |
| Draught: | 8.8 metres |
| Propulsion: | Vertical Triple Expansion engine |
| Speed: | 21 knots (39 km/h) |
| Range: | 6,000 nautical miles (11,000 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h) |
| Armament: |
16 340mm/45 Modèle 1912 guns in quadruple turrets |
| Armour: |
Side: 300 mm midship, 119-51 mm ends |
The Lyon class was planned from 1914, but was cancelled due to the outbreak of the First World War one. No ship of the Lyon type was laid down.
The ships were to be named Lyon, Duquesne, Lille and Tourville.
