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The Lyon class was a set of battleships planned for the French Navy (Marine Nationale) in 1913, with construction scheduled to begin in 1915. The class was to have comprised four ships, named Lyon, Lille, Duquesne, and Tourville. The first two were named for cities in France, and the latter pair honored the French admirals Abraham Duquesne and Anne Hilarion de Tourville. The Lyon class would have featured superior firepower over the previous Normandie class, utilizing a fourth quadruple-gun turret to mount a total of sixteen 34 cm (13.4 in) guns. The French were aware that the latest British battleships—the Queen Elizabeth class—were to be armed with 38 cm (15 in) guns, but they believed that at the expected battle ranges in the Mediterranean, their 34 cm guns would be effective. Construction on the Lyons was cancelled due to the August 1914 outbreak of World War I, before any of the ships were laid down. (Full article...)
Just a suggested blurb ... thoughts and edits are welcome. - Dank (push to talk) 05:50, 14 October 2019 (UTC)