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Kléber

Kléber

Sunk

French Navy

TypeArmoured cruiser
WarFirst World War
Main guns8 × 6.5″ guns in 4 twin mounts

Mined off Brest in June 1917.

The French Dupleix-class cruiser Kleber in the U.S. before the First World War. Commissioned in 1903 she stranded off Gallipoli, Turkey, on 29-31 May 1915, but was refloated. On 7 July she then collided with a British cargo ship but was repaired. On 27 June 1917 she struck a mine laid by the German Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 4 × twin 164.7 mm (6.5 in) guns
  • 4 × single 100 mm (3.9 in) guns
  • 10 × single 47 mm (1.9 in) guns
  • 4 × single 37 mm (1.5 in) guns
  • 2 × 450 mm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes

Armour

  • Waterline belt: 84–102 mm (3.3–4.0 in)
  • Deck: 42–70 mm (1.7–2.8 in)
  • Gun turrets: 110 mm (4.3 in)
  • Barbettes: 120 mm (4.7 in)
  • Conning tower: 100–120 mm (3.9–4.7 in)
BuilderForges et Chantiers de la Gironde, Lormont
Laid downEarly 1899
Launched20 September 1902
Commissioned4 July 1904
Displacement7,700 t (7,578 long tons)
Length132.1 m (433 ft 5 in) (o/a)
Speed21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Complement569 607 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

20 September 1902

Fate

Sunk

Sunk, 27 June 1917