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Leon Gambetta Class



Name Builders Laid down Launched Commissioned
Jules Ferry C August 1901 August 1903 September 1905
Leon Gambetta B January 1901 November 1901 July 1905
Victor Hugo L March 1903 March 1904 1907


Builders:
B : Brest, France
C : Cherbourg, France
L : Lorient, France

Dimensions:
480' 6" x 70' 3" x 26' 5"/ 146.45m x 21.41m x 8.05m

Displacement:
11959 tons max

Complement:
728

Armament:
4 x 7.6"/40 M1896 guns in twin turrets
16 x 6.4"/45 M1887 guns in four single and six twin turrets
24 x 3pdr guns in single mountings
2 x 18" submerged torpedo tubes

Aircraft Facilities:
None

Armour:
Belt: 2.8" - 6" Krupps
Turrets: 8" Krupps
C.T.: 8" Krupps

Powerplant:
Twenty eight Niclausse boilers were fitted with three vertical triple expansion engines totalling 28500ihp on three shafts. Maximum speed was 22.5kts and fuel load was 2065 tons coal.

Electronics Fit:
Radar:
None

Sonar:
None

Other:
N/A

Miscellaneous: