Amiral Charner
Sunk
| Type | Armoured cruiser |
|---|---|
| War | First World War |
| Main guns | 2 × single 194 mm (7.6 in) guns |
Old armoured cruiser on the Syrian coast. Torpedoed by U-21 in February 1916 and sank in minutes, with one survivor.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- 2 × single 194 mm (7.6 in) guns
- 6 × single 138 mm (5.4 in) guns
- 4 × single 65 mm (2.6 in) guns
- 4 × single 47 mm (1.9 in) Hotchkiss guns
- 8 × single 37 mm (1.5 in) 5-barreled revolver guns
- 4 × 450 mm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes
Armour
- Waterline belt: 60–90 mm (2.4–3.5 in)
- Deck: 40–50 mm (1.6–2.0 in)
- Gun turrets: 92 mm (3.6 in)
- Conning tower: 92 mm (3.6 in)
| Builder | Arsenal de Rochefort |
|---|---|
| Laid down | June 1889 |
| Launched | 18 March 1893 |
| Commissioned | 26 August 1895 |
| Displacement | 4,748 t (4,673 long tons) |
| Length | 110.2 m (361 ft 7 in) |
| Speed | 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) |
| Complement | 16 officers and 378 enlisted men |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
She isn't listed in any of the fleet actions covered here.
Launched
18 March 1893
Fate
Sunk
Sunk, 8 February 1916