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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Amiral Baudin |
| Operators: | French Navy |
| Preceded by: | Terrible class |
| Succeeded by: | Marceau class |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Battleship |
| Displacement: | 12,150 tonnes |
| Length: | 98 metres |
| Beam: | 21.2 metres |
| Draught: | 7.9 metres |
| Propulsion: | 9,700 shp (7,200 kW) |
| Speed: | 16 knots |
| Complement: | 650 |
| Armament: |
3 × 370mm/28 Modèle 1875 guns in single mountings |
| Armour: | 450 mm |
| Notes: | Ships in class include: Amiral Baudin, Formidable |
The Amiral Baudin class was a type of ironclad battleships of the French Navy.
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They were built on a design similar to that of Amiral Duperré, enlarged and designed from the start to use steam propulsion only.
They were upgraded with armoured masts carrying small guns.
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