French cruiser Waldeck-Rousseau
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| History | |
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| Name | Waldeck-Rousseau |
| Namesake | Pierre Waldeck-Rousseau |
| Builder | Lorient |
| Laid down | 31 July 1905 |
| Launched | 4 March 1908 |
| Commissioned | 1 December 1910 |
| Decommissioned | 14 June 1936 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 13 650 tonnes |
| Length | 158.2 metres |
| Beam | 21.5 metres |
| Draught | 8.3 metres |
| Installed power | 37 000 shp |
| Speed | 23 knots |
| Armament | 14 194 mm guns |
The Waldeck-Rousseau was an armoured cruiser of the French Navy.
On 18 October 1914, off Kotor she fought against U-4 and planes. In August 1916, she battled another submarine.
She was put in the reserve in 1924, and reactivated in April 1929 until 1931. She was decommissioned once again in 1932, and used as a hulk from 16 June 1936.
She was dismantled between 1941 and 1944.
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