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French Armoured Cruisers

Amiral Charner Class

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The Amiral Charners were expressly built for attacking British merchant ships.

Leon Gambetta Class

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The Gambettas were larger than previous armoured cruisers, but lacked heavy firepower. They also proved vunerable to underwater attack.