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Edgar Quinet

Edgar Quinet

Wrecked

French Navy

TypeArmoured cruiser
WarFirst World War
Main guns14 × 194 mm (7.6 in) guns

Served in the Mediterranean. Wrecked off Algeria in 1930.

French armoured cruiser Edgar-Quinet Photo: Marius Bar, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 14 × 194 mm (7.6 in) guns
  • 20 × 65 mm (2.6 in) guns
  • 2 × 450 mm (18 in) torpedo tubes

Armour

  • Belt: 150 mm (5.9 in)
  • Gun turrets: 200 mm (7.9 in)
  • Casemates: 194 mm (7.6 in)
  • Conning tower: 200 mm
BuilderLorient
Laid downNovember 1905
Launched21 September 1907
CommissionedJanuary 1911
Displacement13,847 long tons (14,069 t)
Length158.9 m (521 ft)
Speed23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph)

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

21 September 1907

Fate

Wrecked

Wrecked, 4 January 1930