4 shaft Parsons turbines, 18-24 boilers, 29,000 hp
Speed:
20 knots
Range:
4700 nm at 10 knots, 2680 tons coal and 300 tons oil
Complement:
1133
Armament:
10 - 340 mm (13.4 inch) guns (5 × 2)
22 - 138.6 mm guns (22 × 1)
4 - 47 mm guns
4 - 450 mm torpedo tubes
Armour
Belt 270 mm
three decks 40 mm each
Casemates 170 mm
340 mm turrets
314 mm conning tower
The Bretagne was a dreadnought of the French Navy, lead ship of her class. She was named in honour of the french region of Britanny, and built by Arsenal de Brest. Served in the Mediterrenean in both World Wars. Sunk by the British at Mers-el-Kebir, 977 French sailors perished. Image File history File links Civil_and_Naval_Ensign_of_France. ... July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... April 21 is the 111th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (112th in leap years). ... 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Dreadnought may refer to HMS Dreadnought, the name of several warships of the Royal Navy A generic term for early 20th century battleships following the launch of the revolutionary HMS Dreadnought in 1906 A popular term for any large, impressive mechanical device, particularly British or Australian trams from the early... The French Navy (Marine Nationale) is the maritime arm of the French military and the largest Western European navy in terms of personnel. ... The Bretagne class were Dreadnought battleships built for the French Navy during the First World war. ... This is about the region in France; for other meanings of Brittany and Bretagne, see Brittany (disambiguation). ... Combatants United Kingdom France Commanders James Somerville Marcel-Bruno Gensoul Strength 3 battleships, 1 carrier, 2 cruisers, 11 destroyers 4 battleships, 6 destroyers, 1 seaplane tender Casualties — 1 battleship sunk 2 battleships damaged 1,297 killed The Destruction of the French Fleet at Mers-el-Kebir, French North Africa (now...
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