Edgar Quinet class cruiser
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The Edgar Quinet class was the last type of armoured cruiser in service in the French Navy
French Navy
The French Navy, officially the Marine nationale and often called La Royale is the maritime arm of the French military. It includes a full range of fighting vessels, from patrol boats to a nuclear powered aircraft carrier and 10 nuclear-powered submarines, four of which are capable of launching...
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The Edgar Quinet class stems from improvements over the design of the Ernest Renan
French cruiser Ernest Renan
Ernest Renan was an armoured cruiser of the French Navy, named in honour of philosopher Ernest Renan.-Design and history:- External links :* *...
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Ships
- Edgar QuinetFrench armoured cruiser Edgar Quinet (1907)The Edgar Quinet was an armoured cruiser of the French Navy, the lead ship of her class.After her commissioning, Edgar Quinet was appointed to the 1st light cruiser division in the Mediterranean, under Capitaine de vaisseau Émile Guépratte....
(1907) - struck 1930 - Waldeck-RousseauFrench armoured cruiser Waldeck-Rousseau (1908)The Waldeck-Rousseau was an armoured cruiser of the French Navy.On 18 October 1914, off Kotor, she fought against the Austro-Hungarian U-boat and aircraft. In August 1916, she battled another submarine....
(1908) - scrapped 1941-44
Sources and references
- Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours, Tome II, 1870-2006, LV Jean-Michel Roche, Imp. Rezotel-Maury Millau, 2005