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Jean Bart

Jean Bart

Survived

French Navy

TypeDreadnought battleship
ClassCourbet
WarFirst World War
Main guns6 × twin 305 mm (12 in) guns

Torpedoed by the Austro-Hungarian submarine U-12 in the Strait of Otranto in December 1914, but reached Malta. Renamed Océan in 1937.

Cuirassé Jean Bart Photo: Marius Bar, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 6 × twin 305 mm (12 in) guns
  • 22 × single 138 mm (5.4 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: 250–360 mm (9.8–14.2 in)
  • Conning tower: 266 mm (10.5 in)
BuilderArsenal de Brest, Brest
Laid down15 November 1910
Launched22 September 1911
Commissioned19 November 1913
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

22 September 1911

Fate

Survived

Scrapped, 14 December 1945