| Gueydon-class cruiser | |
|---|---|
 Gueydon | |
| Class overview | |
| Name: | Gueydon |
| Operators: |
 French Navy |
| In commission: | 1902 - 1935 |
| Completed: | 3 |
| Lost: | 1 |
| Retired: | 2 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Armoured cruiser |
| Displacement: | 9,516 tonnes |
| Length: | 139.90 m |
| Propulsion: | 3 engines and 3 propellers, 21 500 HP |
| Speed: | 21.4 knots |
| Armament: |
2 × 194mm/40 Modèle 1893 guns |
| Notes: | Ships in class include: Gueydon, Montcalm, Dupetit-Thouars |
The Gueydon class was a class of armoured cruiser of the French Navy which were commissioned in 1902.
Description and History[]
Dupetit-Thouars was torpedoed and sunk in 1918. Gueydon was decommissioned in 1935 and used as accommodation at Brest, and was finally scrapped in 1942. Montcalm was decommissioned in 1926 and used as accommodation, renamed Tremintin in 1934, and was finally scrapped in 1943.
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