Alger-class cruiser
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Class overview | |
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Name: | Alger class |
Builders: | Arsenal De Rochefort Arsenal de Brest, Arsenal de Cherbourg |
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Preceded by: | Châteaurenault |
Succeeded by: | Friant-class cruiser |
Built: | 1887–1893 |
In commission: | 1891–1914 |
Completed: | 3 |
Retired: | 3 |
General characteristics | |
Type: | Protected cruiser |
Displacement: | 4,313 tons |
Length: | 105 m (344 ft 6 in) |
Beam: | 12.98 m (42 ft 7 in) |
Draught: | 6.1 m (20 ft 0 in) |
Propulsion: | 8,000 hp (6,000 kW), two shafts |
Speed: | 19 knots (35 km/h) |
Complement: | 387 |
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The Alger class was a class of protected cruisers of the French Navy. The class comprised Alger, Isly and Jean Bart.
Design
The ships of the class were 105 metres (344 ft 6 in) long, had a beam of 12.98 metres (42 ft 7 in), a draught of 6.1 metres (20 ft 0 in), and had a displacement of 4,313 ton. The ships were equipped with 2 shaft reciprocating engines, which were rated at 8,000 ihp (6,000 kW) and produced a top speed of 19 knots (35 km/h).
The ships had deck armour of 2 in (5.1 cm), conning tower armour of 3 in (7.6 cm) and a complement 387 men. The main armament of the ships were four 16 cm (6.3 in) single turret guns. Secondary armament included six single 14 cm (5.5 in) guns, two 6.5 cm (2.6 in) single guns and ten 4.7 cm (1.9 in) single guns.
Construction
Name | Laid down | Launched | Commissioned | Decommissioned | Shipyard |
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Alger | November 1887 | November 1889 | January 1891 | 1911 | Arsenal de Cherbourg |
Isly | September 1887 | June 1891 | January 1893 | 1914 | Arsenal de Brest |
Jean Bart | September 1887 | November 1889 | January 1891 | 1907 | Arsenal de Rochefort |
External links
Media related to Alger class cruisers at Wikimedia Commons - Description of class