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Alger Class



Name Builders Laid down Launched Commissioned
Alger C November 1887 November 1889 1891
Isly B August 1887 June 1891 1893
Jean Bart R September 1887 November 1889 1891


Builders:
B : Brest, France
C : Cherbourg, France
R : Rochefort, France

Dimensions:
344' 6" x 42' 7" x 20' / 105.80m x 12.98m x 6.10m

Displacement:
4313 tons max

Complement:
387

Armament:
4 x 6.4"/28 guns in single mountings
6 x 5.5"/30 guns in single mountings
2 x 9pdr guns in single mountings
8 x 3pdr guns in single mountings
8 x 1pdr guns in single mountings
4 x 14" torpedo tubes above water

Aircraft Facilities:
None

Armour:
5.5" Gunshields: 2"
C.T.: 2" - 3"
Deck: 2" - 4"

Powerplant:
Twenty four Belleville boilers were fitted with two vertical triple expansion engines totalling 8000ihp on two shafts. Maximum speed was 19kts and fuel load was 860 tons coal.

Electronics Fit:
Radar:
None

Sonar:
None

Other:
N/A

Miscellaneous: