Descartes-class cruiser
Class overview | |
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Name: | Descartes class |
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Preceded by: | Friant-class cruiser |
Succeeded by: | D'Assas-class cruiser |
Built: | 1892–1897 |
In commission: | 1896–1920 |
Completed: | 2 |
Retired: | 2 |
General characteristics | |
Type: | Protected cruiser |
Displacement: | 3,960 tons |
Length: | 96.32 m (316 ft 0 in) |
Beam: | 12.98 m (42 ft 7 in) |
Draught: | 6.5 m (21 ft 4 in) |
Propulsion: | 8,500 hp (6,300 kW), two shafts |
Speed: | 19.5 knots (36.1 km/h) |
Complement: | 383 |
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Armour: | 1.8 in (4.6 cm) deck |
The Descartes class was a class of protected cruisers of the French Navy. The class comprised Descartes and Pascal.
Design
The ships of the class were 96.32 metres (316 ft 0 in) long, had a beam of 12.98 metres (42 ft 7 in), a draught of 6.5 metres (21 ft 4 in), and had a displacement of 3,960 ton. The ships were equipped with 2 shaft reciprocating engines, which were rated at 8,500 ihp (6,300 kW) and produced a top speed of 19.5 knots (36.1 km/h).
The ships had deck armour of 1.8 in (4.6 cm) and a complement 383 men. The main armament of the ships were four 16 cm (6.3 in) single turret guns. Secondary armament included ten single 10 cm (3.9 in) guns and eight 4.7 cm (1.9 in) single guns.
Construction
Name | Laid down | Launched | Commissioned | Decommissioned | Shipyard |
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Descartes | August 1892 | September 1894 | July 1896 | 1920 | Arsenal De Loire |
Pascal | December 1893 | September 1895 | January 1897 | 1911 | Arsenal de Toulon |
External links
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