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France

France

Sunk

French Navy

TypeDreadnought battleship
ClassCourbet
WarFirst World War
Main guns12 × 12″ guns in 6 twin turrets

Served in the Mediterranean through the war. Wrecked on an uncharted rock in Quiberon Bay in 1922.

Battleship France in Toulon harbour Photo: Agence Rol, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 6 × twin 305 mm (12 in) guns
  • 22 × single 138.6 mm (5.5 in) guns
  • 4 × single 47 mm (1.9 in) guns
  • 4 × 450 mm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes

Armour

  • Waterline belt: 140–250 mm (5.5–9.8 in)
  • Deck: 40–70 mm (1.6–2.8 in)
  • Turrets: 250 mm (9.8 in)
  • Conning tower: 266 mm (10.5 in)
  • Casemates: 160 mm (6.3 in)
BuilderAteliers et Chantiers de la Loire, Saint-Nazaire
Laid down30 November 1911
Launched7 November 1912
Displacement23,475 t (23,104 long tons) (normal) 25,579 t (25,175 long tons) (full load)
Length166 m (544 ft 7 in) (o/a)
Speed21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Complement1,115 (1,187 as flagship)

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

7 November 1912

Fate

Sunk

Foundered, 26 August 1922