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Dunkerque Class




Name Builders Laid down Launched Commissioned
Dunkerque A 17th January 1939 2nd October 1935 15th April 1937
Strasbourg L 25th November 1934 12th December 1936 December 1938


Builders:
A : Arsenal de Brest, Brest, France
L : A.C. de la St. Nazaire, Penhoet, France

Dimensions:
703' 9" x 102' x 28' 6" / 214.50m x 31.10m x 8.70m

Displacement:
30750 tons std / 35500 tons max

Complement:
1431

Armament:
8 x 13"/50 Mod 33 guns in quad turrets (800 rounds in total)
16 x 5.1"/45 Mod 35 guns in four triple and two twin turrets (7865 rounds in total)
8 x 37mm guns in twin mountings (20200 rounds in total)
32 x 13.2mm guns in quad mountings

Aircraft Facilities:
One catapult was fitted and four seaplanes were carried.

Armour:
Belt: 5.5" - 9.5"
C.T.: 10.6"
5.1" Turrets: 3.5"
13" Turrets: 5.9" - 13.2"
Deck: 1.6" - 5.5"

Powerplant:
Six Indret boilers were fitted with four Parsons steam turbines providing a total of 112500shp on four shafts.

Maximum speed was 29.5kts and maximum fuel load was 6500 tons oil.

Electronics Fit:
Radar:
None

Sonar:
None

Other:
N/A

Miscellaneous: