16 Boats, U 21-U 36 (1912-14), displacement, 800 tons; speeds, 18-12 knots; armament: two guns, four (or five) torpedo tubes.
MINELAYERS.
“Nautilus” (1906), displacement, 1,900 tons; speed, 20 knots; armament, eight 3·4-in., 400 naval mines.
“Albatross” (1907), displacement, 2,120 tons; speed, 20 knots; armament: eight 3·4-in., 400 naval mines.
“Pelikan” (1890), displacement, 2,300 tons; speed, 15 knots; armament: four 3·4-in., 300 naval mines.
THE FRENCH NAVY
BATTLESHIPS.
| Name | Ton- nage. | Speed (kts.) | Com’- ment. | Com- pleted. | Armour. | Armament. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courbet | - | 23,100 | 20 | 1,000 | 1913 | Belt: am. 101⁄2-in.; f. 7-in.; a. 7-in.; P.D.31⁄2-in. | 12-in., twelve; 5·5-in., twenty-two; eight smaller; torpedo tubes, three. | ||
| Jean Bart | „ | ||||||||
| France | 1914 | ||||||||
| Paris | „ | ||||||||
| Condorcet | - | 18,400 | 19 | 680 | 1911 | Belt: am. 10-in.; f. 6-in.; a. 6-in.; P.D. 3-in.; Barbette 12-in.; C.T. 12-in. | 12-in., four; 9·4-in., twelve; 3-in., sixteen; torpedo tubes, two. | ||
| Danton | „ | ||||||||
| Diderot | „ | ||||||||
| Mirabeau | „ | ||||||||
| Vergiaud | „ | ||||||||
| Voltaire | „ | ||||||||
| Démocratie | - | 14,870 | 18 | 800 | 1907 | Belt: 11-in.; P.D. 21⁄2-in.; Turret 12-in. | 12-in., four; 7·6, ten; 4-in., eight; smaller, twenty-six; torpedotubes, five (two submerged). | ||
| Justice | „ | ||||||||
| Vérité | 1908 | ||||||||
| Patrie | - | 14,865 | 18 | 800 | 1906 | Belt: 11-in.; P.D. 3-in.; Turret 121⁄2-in. | 12-in., four; 6·4, eighteen; smaller, twenty-five; torpedo tubes, five (two submerged). | ||
| République | „ | ||||||||
| Suffren | 12,730 | 18 | 750 | 1903 | Belt: 12-in.; P.D. 3-in.; Turret 12-in. | 12-in., four; 6·4, ten; 4-in., eight; smaller, twenty-four; torpedo tubes, four (two submerged). | |||
| Charlemagne | - | 11,000 | 18 | 650 | 1899 | (H.) Belt: am. 123⁄4-in.; f. 10-in.; a.10-in. P.D. 23⁄4-in.; Barbette 153⁄4-in. | 12-in., four; 5·5, ten; 4-in., eight; smaller, 26; torpedo tubes four (submerged). | ||
| Gaulois | „ | ||||||||
| St. Louis | 1900 | ||||||||
| Bouvet | 12,000 | 17 | 1⁄2 | 650 | 1898 | (H.) Belt: am. 153⁄4-in.; f. 12-in.; a.10-in. P.D. 31⁄2-in. | 12-in., two; 10·8, two; 5·5, eight; 4-in., eight; smaller, thirty; torpedo tubes, four. | ||
| Masséna | 11,700 | 18 | 620 | (H.) Belt: am. 173⁄4-in.; f. 10-in.; P.D. 31⁄2-in. | 12-in., two; 10·8, two; 5·5, eight; 4-in., eight; torpedo tubes, four. | ||||
| Charles Martel | 11,880 | 18 | 650 | 1896 | (C.) Belt: am. 173⁄4-in.; f. 131⁄2-in.;a. 11-in.; P.D. 23⁄4-in. | 12-in., two; 10·8, two; 5·5, eight; torpedo tubes, six. | |||
| Carnot | 12,000 | 18 | 650 | 1896 | (C.) Belt: am. 173⁄4-in.; f. 10-in.; a. 10-in.; P.D.23⁄4-in. | 12-in., two; 10·8, two; 5·5, eight; smaller, twenty-two; torpedo tubes, four. | |||
| Jauréguiberry | 11,650 | 18 | 600 | 1896 | (C.) Belt: am. 173⁄4-in.; f. 9-in.; a. 9-in.,P.D. 23⁄4-in. | 12-in., two; 10·8, two; 5·5, eight; smaller, twenty; torpedo tubes, six. | |||
Note to Armour.—am. = amidships; f. = forward; a. = aft; P.D. = protective deck; C.T. = conning tower.