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Liberté Class Battleships Class Overview |
Dimensions, machinery and performance |
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Length: |
443' 9" |
Engines: |
3 four cylinder vertically inverted triple expansion |
Beam: |
79' 7" |
Boilers: |
24 Belleville (except Justice, 24 Niclausse) |
Draft: |
27' 5" |
Shafts: |
3 |
Displacement: |
14,489-14,860 |
HP: |
18,500 |
Speed: |
19 knots |
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Crew: |
762 |
Range: |
6,000 NM @ 10 knots |
Armament as built
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Number Carried
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Type
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Arrangement
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Notes
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4 |
305mm/40 (12") |
2 twin turrets |
M1893-96M |
10 |
194mm/50 (7.6") |
Single mounts |
M1902 |
13 |
65mm/50 (9 pounder) |
Single mounts |
M1902 |
10 |
47mm/50 (3 pounder) |
Single mounts |
M1902 |
2 |
450mm (18") |
Torpedo tubes |
Submerged (beam) |
Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Completed |
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Démocraite |
Arsenal de Brest Brest, France |
Apr. 12, 1904 |
July 1907 |
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Fate |
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Scrapped 1921.
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Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Completed |
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Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée La Seyne, France |
Oct. 27, 1904 |
Apr. 15, 1908 |
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Fate |
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Scrapped in 1921.
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Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Completed |
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Ateliers & Chantiers de la Loire St. Nazaire, France |
Apr. 19, 1905 |
1908 |
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Fate |
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Exploded Sept. 25, 1911 at Toulon Harbor killing 285. Hulk scrapped.
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Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Completed |
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Forgers & Chantiers de la Gironde Bordeaux, France |
May 28, 1907 |
Mar. 1908 |
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Fate |
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Scrapped in 1921.
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Page published Jan 22, 2007 |