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Voltaire

Voltaire

Survived

French Navy

TypePre-dreadnought battleship
ClassDanton
WarFirst World War
Main guns4 × 12″ guns in 2 twin turrets

Semi-dreadnought. Torpedoed by a German U-boat in 1918 but survived.

Photo: Agence Rol, 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)
BuilderFC de la Méditerranée, La Seyne-sur-Mer
Laid down20 July 1907
Launched16 January 1909
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

16 January 1909

Fate

Survived

Sold for scrap, December 1949