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French cruiser Tourville (1926)

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Tourville
Tourville in 1929
History
France
NameTourville
NamesakeAnne Hilarion de Tourville
BuilderLorient Navy Yard
Laid down14 April 1925
Launched24 August 1926
Commissioned1 December 1928
FateCondemned 8 March 1962
General characteristics
Class and typeTemplate:Sclass-
Displacement
  • 10,000 tonnes (standard)
  • 12,200 tons (full load)
Length191 m (626 ft 8 in) overall
Beam19 m (62 ft 4 in)
Draught6.32 m (20 ft 9 in)
Propulsion4-shaft Rateau-Bretagne single-reduction geared turbines; 9 Guyot boilers; 120,000 shp (89 MW)
Speed33.75 knots (38.84 mph; 62.51 km/h)
Range4,500 nautical miles (5,200 mi; 8,300 km) at 15 knots (17 mph; 28 km/h)
Complement605
Armament
Armour
Aircraft carried2 GL-812 (superseded by GL-832 then Loire-Nieuport 130, 1 catapult)

Tourville was a French Template:Sclass- heavy cruiser that served during World War II.

References

  • Jordan, John; Moulin, Jean (2013). French Cruisers 1922 - 1956. Yorkshire, UK: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1848321335. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)