Dupleix class cruiser


Kleber in the U.S. before the First World War
Class overview
Name: Dupleix class
Operators:  French Navy
Built: 1903–1904
In commission: 1904–1921
Completed: 3
Lost: 1
Retired: 2
General characteristics
Type: Armoured cruiser
Displacement: 7,600 tonnes (7,480 long tons)
Speed: 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement: 530
Armament: • 8 × 164 mm (6.5 in) guns
• 4 × 100 mm (4 in) guns

The Dupleix class was a class of three armoured cruisers of the French Navy built between 1903-1904, which served in World War I.

Ships

References

  1. ^ a b c "Dupleix Class". battleships-cruisers.co.uk. http://www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk/dupleix_class.htm. Retrieved 12 June 2010. 
  2. ^ "French Navy in World War I". naval-history.net. http://www.naval-history.net/WW1NavyFrench.htm#armoured. Retrieved 12 June 2010. 

See also

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