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Charlemagne-class battleship
Photo: Alexandre Bougault · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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Battleships · France · 1897
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Charlemagne-class battleship
Charlemagne-class battleship Photo: Alexandre Bougault · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
Origin France
ManufacturerBrest
CategoryBattleships
EraPre-WWI / Industrial Age
In service1897–1899
Operators1 countries
Quantity3
Data Quality85%
01 / Overview
Charlemagne-class battleship
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1897–1899
Quantity
3
Operators
02 / Specs & Design
◎Identification4MOD.4
  • Laid Down1894
  • Commissioned1897
  • Ships in Class3
  • In ServiceYes
◈Displacement1MOD.1
  • Full Load Displacement11,275 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
  • Length (overall)117.7 m
  • Beam20.3 m
  • Draft8.4 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
  • Total Complement727
◆Propulsion6MOD.6
  • PropulsionSteam Turbine
  • Number of Engines3
  • Shafts / Screws3
  • Top Speed18 kn
  • Cruise Speed10 kn
  • Range4,200
▤Gun Armament2MOD.2
  • Main Gun Calibre305 mm
  • Main Gun Count4
⬢Underwater Warfare1MOD.1
  • Torpedo Tubes4
▲Armour2MOD.2
  • Belt Armour110 mm
  • Deck Armour55 mm
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
  1. 1897Production started
  2. 1899Production ended
  3. 1914First deployment: World War I
129
years in service
2
years in production
3
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 1 countries retired it.
04 / Operators
Operator Countries1country
05 / MASS Score
Not enough weapon data to rank this category.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE1terms
A mechanical device that converts steam pressure into rotational energy, used to drive shipboard generators or propulsion systems.
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