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French cruiser D'Entrecasteaux

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For other ships with the same name, see French ship D'Entrecasteaux.
Model of D'Entrecasteaux
History
France
NameD'Entrecasteaux
NamesakeAdmiral Antoine Bruni d'Entrecasteaux
BuilderLa Seyne
Laid down1894
LaunchedJune 1896
In service1899
General characteristics
TypeProtected cruiser
Displacement8,123 tonnes (7,995 long tons)
Length393.5 feet (119.9 m)
Beam58.5 feet (17.8 m)
Draught26 feet (7.9 m)
Installed power10,800 kW (14,500 hp)
Propulsion2 sets triple expansion steam boilers
Speed19.5 knots (36.1 km/h; 22.4 mph)
Complement521
Armament
  • 2 × 240-millimeter (9.4 in)/40 cal guns
  • 12 × 138.6-millimeter (5.5 in)/45 cal guns
  • 12 × 3-pounder guns
  • 6 × 37mm Maxim machine guns
  • 2 × 18-inch (460 mm) torpedo tubes
Armour

D'Entrecasteaux was a French protected cruiser launched in June 1896, completed in 1899. It was constructed at La Seyne in 1894.

Notes

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  1. ^ Chesneau, Roger & Kolesnik, Eugene M., eds. (1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. Greenwich, UK: Conway Maritime Press.
  2. ^ John Moore et al, Jane's Fighting Ships of World War I, Random House Group Ltd
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