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Diderot

Diderot

Survived

French Navy

TypePre-dreadnought battleship
ClassDanton
WarFirst World War
Main guns4 × 12″ guns in 2 twin turrets

Semi-dreadnought in the Mediterranean.

Photo: Unknown, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 2 × twin 305 mm (12 in) guns
  • 6 × twin 240 mm (9.4 in) guns
  • 16 × single 75 mm (3 in) guns
  • 10 × single 47 mm (1.9 in) guns
  • 2 × 450 mm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes

Armour

  • Belt: 180–250 mm (7.1–9.8 in)
  • Turrets: 260–340 mm (10.2–13.4 in)
  • Conning tower: 266 mm (10.5 in)
BuilderAteliers et Chantiers de la Loire, Saint-Nazaire
Laid down20 October 1907
Launched19 April 1909
Displacement18,754 t (18,458 long tons) (normal)
Length146.6 m (481 ft) (o/a)
Speed19.25 knots (35.7 km/h; 22.2 mph)
Complement25 officers and 831 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

19 April 1909

Fate

Survived

Scrapped, 1937