Navies of the world

by Edward W. Very

The General Service fleet, with the exception of the Transports and Yachts, belong to the old-fashioned types of steam cruisers. They are, however, constantly in commission as cruising vessels on home and foreign stations.

FRANCE.

ARMORED FLEET.

• A = Length between Perpendiculars.
• B = Breadth of Beam.
• C = Maximum Draft.
• D = Displacement.
• E = Construction Material.
• F = Greatest Thickness of Armor.

Type and Name.	A	B	C	D	E	F
	Ft. in.	Ft. in.	Ft. in.	Tons.		In.
Masted Turret Ships.
Amiral Duperré	319 5	66 11	26	10,315	Iron	23
Duguesclin	265 7	57 3	24	5,785	”	11
Casemate Ships.
Foudroyant	371 7	66 5	24 8	9,630	”	16.5
Devastation	371 7	66 5		9,630	”	16.5
Redoubtable	330	66 5	24 11	8,658	”	15.3
Colbert	314 1	57 3	27 11	8,167	Wood	8.7
Trident	314 1	57 3	27 11	8,164	”	8.7
Friedland	314 1	57 3	27 11	8,164	”	9.8
Richelieu	314	57 3	27 11	8,269	”	8.7
Ocean	282 10	57 7	29 2	7,360	”	7.8
Marengo	282 10	57 7	29 2	7,360	”	7.8
Suffren	282 10	57 7	29 2	7,360	”	7.8
Armored Frigates.
Gloire	252 3	55 9	27 10	5,530	”	4.7
Couronne	260	54 3	25	5,813	Iron	4.7
Flandre	258 10	55 9	26 10	5,725	Wood	6
Provence	258 10	55 9	26 10	5,700	”	6
Heroine	258 10	55 9	26 10	5,700	Iron	6
Gauloise	258 10	55 9	26 10	5,610	Wood	6
Guyenne	258 10	55 9	26 10	5,610	”	6
Magnanime	258 10	55 9	26 10	5,610	”	6
Savoie	258 10	55 9	26 10	5,610	”	6
Revanche	258 10	55 9	26 10	5,610	”	6
Surveillante	258 10	55 9	26 10	5,610	”	6
Valeureuse	258 10	55 9	26 10	5,610	”	6
Corvettes.
Bayard	230	45 9	21	5,785	Iron	9.85
Turenne	230	45 9	21	5,785	”	9.85
Vauban	230	45 9	21	5,785	”	9.85
La Gallissonniere	230	45 9	21	4,480	Wood	6
Casemated Corvettes.
Victorieuse	230	45 9	21	4,147	”	6
Triomphante	230	45 9	21	4,147	”	6
Alma	230	46 3	23 9	3,665	”	6
Belliqueuese	230	46 3	23 9	3,410	”	6
Jeanne d’Arc	230	46 3	23 9	3,371	”	6
Thetis	230	46 3	23 9	3,371	”	6
Armide	230	46 3	23 9	3,371	”	6
Atalante	230	46 3	23 9	3,371	”	6
Montcalm	230	46 3	23 9	3,371	”	6
Reine Blanche	230	46 3	23 9	3,371	”	6
Coast-defence Ships.
1st Class Rams.
Tonnerre	241 6	57 9	21 4	5,495	Iron	14
Fulminant	241 6	57 9	21 4	5,495	”	14
Furieux	241 6	57 9	21 4	5,495	”	14
Caïman					”
Indomptable					”
Terrible					”
2d Class Rams.
Tempete	241 6	57 9	16 9	4,452	”	13.8
Tonnant	241 6	57 9	16 9	4,452	”	13.8
Vengeur	241 6	57 9	16 9	4,452	”	13.8
1st Class Rams.
Tigre	216 6	53 1	19 7½	3,313	Wood	8.6
Belier	216 6	53 1	19 7½	3,313	”	8.6
Bouledogue	216 6	53 1	19 7½	3,313	”	8.6
Cerbere	216 6	53 1	19 7½	3,313	”	8.6
Taureau	216 6	53 1	19 7½	3,313	”	6
Monitor.
Onondaga	228 7	51 2	12 7½	2,551	Iron	6.7
Armored Batteries.
Embuscade	129 7	51 10	10 10	1,422	”	5.5
Protectrice	129 7	51 10	10 10	1,422	”	5.5
Imprenable	129 7	51 10	10 10	1,422	”	5.5
Refuge	129 7	51 10	10 10	1,422	”	5.5
Implacable	144 4	48 5	8 8	1,338	”	4.7
Opiniatre	144 4	48 5	8 8	1,338	”	4.7
Nos. 8, 9, 10, 11	88 7	29 6	5 7	280	”	3.1

• G = Least Thickness of Armor.
• H = Backing.
• I = Horse-power.
• J = Maximum Speed.

Type and Name.	G	H	I	J	Battery.
	In.	In.		Knots
Masted Turret Ships.
Amiral Duperré	Armored only at water-line and turrets	14	6,000		IV 13¼-inch,
					XIV 5½-inch.
Duguesclin		14	4,100	14	IV 9¼-inch,
					I 7½-inch,
					VI 5½-inch.
Casemate Ships.
Foudroyant	13.7	12.6	6,000	14	VI 12¼-inch
					VIII 5½-inch.
Devastation	13.7	12.6	6,000	14	VI 12¼-inch,
					VIII 5½-inch.
Redoubtable	8.7	15	6,000	14.5	VIII 10¾-inch,
					VIII 5½-inch.
Colbert	6	34.5	4,800	14	VIII 10¾-inch,
					I 9¼-inch,
					VI 5½-inch.
Trident	6	34	4,800	14	VIII 10¾-inch,
					I 9¼-inch,
					VI 5½-inch.
Friedland	6	15	3,800	13.3	VIII 10¾-inch,
					VIII 5½-inch.
Richelieu	6	34.5	3,800	13.8	VI 10¾-inch,
					V 9¼-inch.
					II 5¼-inch,
					X 4¾-inch.
Ocean	6	32.3	3,878	13.8	IV 10¾-inch,
Marengo	6	32.3	3,673	13.5	IV 9¼-inch,
Suffren	6	32.3	4,181	14.1	VI 4¾-inch.
Armored Frigates.
Gloire	3	26	2,537	12.8	VI 9¼-inch,
					IV 7½-inch.
Couronne	3	15	2,820	12.2	VIII 9¼-inch,  IV 7½-inch.
Flandre	4	26	3,540	14.3
Provence	4	26	3,500	13.9
Heroine	4	26	3,143	12.1
Gauloise	4	26	3,500	13.9
Guyenne	4	26	3,500	13.9
Magnanime	4	26	3,500	13.9
Savoie	4	26	3,500	13.9
Revanche	4	26	3,500	13.9
Surveillante	4	26	3,500	13.9
Valeureuse	4	26	3,500	13.9
Corvettes.
Bayard	7	15	3,200	14	VI 9¼-inch, I 7½-inch, VI 5½-inch.
Turenne	7	15	3,200	14
Vauban	7	15	3,200	14
La Gallissonniere	4.7	26	2,376	13	VI 9¼-inch,
					I 7¼-inch,
					II 4¾-inch.
Casemated Corvettes.
Victorieuse	4.7	26	2,400	13.2	VI 9¼-inch,
					I 7½-inch,
					VI 5½-inch.
Triomphante	4.7	26	2,400	13.2	VI 9¼-inch,
					I 7½-inch,
					VI 5½-inch.
Alma	4.7	26	1,897	11.8	VI 7½-inch, IV 4¾-inch.
Belliqueuese	4.7	26	1,233	11.8
Jeanne d’Arc	4.7	26	1,900	12.3
Thetis	4.7	26	1,900	12.3
Armide	4.7	26	1,900	12
Atalante	4.7	26	1,900	12
Montcalm	4.7	26	1,900	12
Reine Blanche	4.7	26	1,900	12
Coast-defence Ships.
1st Class Rams.
Tonnerre	8.6	15.7	3,500	13.5	II 12½-inch.
Fulminant	8.6	15.7	3,500	13.5
Furieux	8.6	15.7	3,500	13.5
Caïman				13.5	VI 12½-inch..
Indomptable				13.5
Terrible				13.5
2d Class Rams.
Tempete	9.85	15.7	1,500	10	II 12½-inch..
Tonnant	9.85	15.7	1,500	10
Vengeur	9.85	15.7	1,500	10	II 9¼-inch..
1st Class Rams.
Tigre	6.3	31.5	1,800	12	II 9¼-inch.
Belier	6.3	31.5	1,800	12
Bouledogue	6.3	31.5	1,800	12
Cerbere	6.3	31.5	1,800	12
Taureau	4.3	26	1,805	11.9	I 12½-inch.
Monitor.
Onondaga	4	11.8	613	7	II 9¼-inch.
Armored Batteries.
Embuscade	4.3	15.7	440	8.5	IV 7½-inch.
Protectrice	4.3	15.7	440	8.5
Imprenable	4.3	15.7	440	8.5
Refuge	4.3	15.7	440	8.5
Implacable	4.3	15.7	490	6.7	III 9¼-inch.
Opiniatre	4.3	15.7	490	6.7
Nos. 8, 9, 10, 11	3.1	13.8	100	5.3	II 5½-inch.

AMIRAL DUPERRÉ. DUGUESCLIN.