Ships
/

Ernest Renan

Ernest Renan

Survived

French Navy

TypeArmoured cruiser
WarFirst World War
Main guns4 × 194 mm (7.6 in) guns

Served in the Mediterranean.

Ernest Renan (French ship) Photo: Bain News Service, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 4 × 194 mm (7.6 in) guns
  • 12 × 164 mm (6.5 in) guns
  • 16 × 65 mm (2.6 in) guns
  • 8 × 47 mm (1.9 in) Hotchkiss guns
  • 2 × 450 mm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes

Armour

  • Belt: 58–152 mm (2.3–6 in)
  • Primary gun turrets: 203 mm (8 in)
  • Intermediate gun turrets: 170 mm (6.5 in)
  • Bulkhead: 89 mm (3.5 in)
  • Deck: 46–66 mm (1.8–2.6 in)
  • Conning tower: 8 in (203 mm)
BuilderChantiers de Penhoët, Saint-Nazaire
Laid down21 October 1903
Launched9 April 1906
Displacement13,644 tonnes (13,429 long tons)
Length159 m (521 ft 8 in) (o/a)
Speed23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph)
Complement750 or 824

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

9 April 1906

Fate

Survived

Sunk as a target ship, 1931