French cruiser Ernest Renan

the Ernest Renan
History
France
In service	1906 - 1931
General characteristics
Displacement	13 730 tons
Length	159
Beam	36 m
Draught	8,40 m
Propulsion	3 engines, 42 Niclauses boilers, 37 600 HP
Speed	24 knots (44 km/h)
Range	6,700 nautical miles (12,410 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h)
Complement	22 officers and 801 sailors (825 later)
Armament	4 × 194  mm guns 12 × 164 mm Modèle 1896 guns 6 × 75  mm AA guns 12 ×  65 mm guns 2 × 450 mm torpedo tubes
Armour	90 mm to 170 mm on belt (between 1.40 m under the waterline to 2,30 m above) 20 to 34 mm on upper deck 45 à 65 mm on lower deck 150 mm on main gun turrets

Ernest Renan was an armoured cruiser of the French Navy, named in honour of philosopher Ernest Renan.

Design and history

Right elevation and deck plan as depicted in Brassey's Naval Annual 1923

See also

Media related to French cruiser Ernest Renan at Wikimedia Commons

External links

• Template:Fr Renan le Cuirassé
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