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Ernest Renan (1906)

France. Armored Cruiser built 1904-1908, service until 1937. Ernest Renan was the penultimate French armored cruiser, launched the same year…

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Jules Michelet (1905)

France. Armored Cruiser built 1904-1908, service until 1937. Jules Michelet was an evoliution of the previous Leon Gambetta armoured cruiser…

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Léon Gambetta class Armoured Cruiser (1902)

France. Built 1901-1907, service until 1928: Armored Cruiser Léon Gambetta (1903), Jules Ferry (1903), Victor Hugo (1904). The Léon Gambetta…

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République class Battleships (1904)

French Navy Pre-Dreadnought Battleship: FS République, Patrie (1901-1905) The many shortcomings of the previous classes, born under the Jeune Ecole…

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Dupleix class Armoured Cruisers (1900)

France (1899-1927) – Armored Cruisers: Dupleix, Desaix, Kléber The Dupleix class consisted armored cruisers of the Marine Nationale were designed…

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Armored Cruiser Pothuau (1895)

France (1893-1927) – Armored Cruiser The French Armoured cruiser Pothuau was built in the 1890s as a one-off derivative of…

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Gloire class Armoured Cruisers (1900)

Marine Nationale, 1899-1954: Gloire, Marseillaise, Sully, Amiral Aube, Condé The Gloire class consisted of five armored cruisers built for the…

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French Battleship Suffren (1899)

French Navy Pre-Dreadnought Battleship (1899-1916) Design of the class The Suffren was the last “classic” French pre-dreadnought. The next Republique…

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Gueydon class Armoured Cruisers (1899)

Marine Nationale, 1899-1944: Gueydon, Montcalm, Dupetit-Thouars Design development of the Gueydon class Following the success of the Jeanne d’Arc, the…

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Jeanne d’Arc (1899)

Marine Nationale, 1896-1920 The cruiser “Jeanne d’Arc” was the largest French cruiser in 1899, first oceangoing armoured cruiser and prototype…