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Amiral Charner Class



Name Builders Laid down Launched Commissioned
Amiral Charner R July 1889 March 1893 1894
Bruix R October 1890 August 1894 May 1896
Chanzy S 1890 January 1894 1894
Latouche-Treville B 1890 October 1892 1894


Builders:
B : Brest, France
R : Rochefort, France
S : Soc. de la Gironde, France

Dimensions:
347' 9" x 45' 10" x 19' 8" / 106.00m x 13.97m x 6.00m

Displacement:
4681 tons max

Complement:
393

Armament:
2 x 7.6"/45 M1887 guns in single turrets
6 x 5.5"/45 M1887 guns in single mountings
4 x 9pdr guns in single mountings
4 x 3pdr guns in single mountings
4 x 18" torpedo tubes above water

Aircraft Facilities:
None

Armour:
Belt: 3.6" Turrets: 4.3"
C.T.: 4.3"

Powerplant:
Sixteen Belleville boilers were fitted with two vertical triple expansion engines totalling 8000ihp on two shafts. Maximum speed was 18kts and fuel load was 600 tons coal.

Electronics Fit:
Radar:
None

Sonar:
None

Other:
N/A

Miscellaneous: