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Vergniaud

Vergniaud

Survived

French Navy

TypePre-dreadnought battleship
ClassDanton
WarFirst World War
Main guns2 × twin 305 mm (12 in) guns

Semi-dreadnought in the Mediterranean.

French battleship Vergniaud Photo: ELD editors (Eugène Le Deley). Company disapeared in 1930 [2], did not specify name of the photograph [3]., Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 2 × twin 305 mm (12 in) guns
  • 6 × twin 240 mm (9.4 in) guns
  • 16 × single 75 mm (3 in) guns
  • 10 × single 47 mm (1.9 in) guns
  • 2 × 450 mm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes

Armour

  • Belt: 180–250 mm (7.1–9.8 in)
  • Turrets: 260–340 mm (10.2–13.4 in)
  • Conning tower: 266 mm (10.5 in)
Laid downNovember 1907
Launched12 April 1910
Displacement18,754 t (18,458 long tons) (normal)
Length146.6 m (481 ft) (o/a)
Speed19.25 knots (35.7 km/h; 22.2 mph)
Complement25 officers and 831 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

12 April 1910

Fate

Survived

Sold for scrap, 27 November 1928