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République

République

Survived

French Navy

TypePre-dreadnought battleship
ClassRépublique
WarFirst World War
Main guns4 × 12″ guns

Pre-dreadnought in the Mediterranean.

Photo: Unknown, PD-US · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 4 × 305 mm (12 in) Modèle 1893/96 guns
  • 18 × 164 mm (6.5 in) Modèle 1896 guns
  • 13 × 65 mm (2.6 in) Modèle 1902 guns
  • 8 × 47 mm (1.9 in) guns
  • 2 × 450 mm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes

Armour

  • Belt: 280 mm (11 in)
  • Primary turrets: 360 mm (14.2 in)
  • Secondary turrets: 138 mm (5.4 in)
  • Conning tower: 266 mm (10.5 in)
  • Upper deck: 54 mm (2.1 in)
  • Lower deck: 51 mm (2 in)
Laid down27 December 1901
Launched4 September 1902
Commissioned12 January 1907
Displacement14,870 metric tons (14,640 long tons)
Length135.25 meters (443 ft 9 in) loa
Speed18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement32 officers 710 enlisted men

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

4 September 1902

Decommissioned

Survived

21 May 1921