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Paris

Paris

Survived

French Navy

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

Served in the Mediterranean through the war, and again in the Second World War.

*Subject: Faris (Battleship), Battleships Tag: Vessels Photo: Georges Clerc-Rampal, 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 mm (9.8 in)
  • Conning tower: 266 mm (10.5 in)
BuilderForges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée, La Seyne
Laid down10 November 1911
Launched28 September 1912
Commissioned1 August 1914
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

28 September 1912

Fate

Survived

Scrapped, June 1956