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26 relations: Attack on Mers-el-Kébir, Battleship, Belt armor, Brest, France, Bulkhead (partition), Canon de 37 mm Modèle 1925, Conning tower, Cruiser, Dakar, Deck (ship), French Algeria, French West Africa, Genoa, Gun turret, Heavy cruiser, Hotchkiss M1929 machine gun, Italy, Loire 130, Radar, Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon, Torpedo bulkhead, Torpedo tube, Toulon, Vichy France, Zone libre, 203mm/55 Modèle 1931 gun.
Attack on Mers-el-Kébir
The Attack on Mers-el-Kébir (3 July 1940) also known as the Battle of Mers-el-Kébir, was part of Operation Catapult.
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Battleship
A battleship is a large armored warship with a main battery consisting of large caliber guns.
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Belt armor
Belt armor is a layer of heavy metal armor plated onto or within the outer hulls of warships, typically on battleships, battlecruisers and cruisers, and aircraft carriers.
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Brest, France
Brest is a city in the Finistère département in Brittany.
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Bulkhead (partition)
A bulkhead is an upright wall within the hull of a ship or within the fuselage of an aeroplane.
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Canon de 37 mm Modèle 1925
The Canon de 37 mm Modèle 1925 was a widely used family of French anti-aircraft guns used by the French Navy during World War II.
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Conning tower
A conning tower is a raised platform on a ship or submarine, often armored, from which an officer can conn the vessel, i.e., give directions to the helmsman.
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Cruiser
A cruiser is a type of warship.
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Dakar
Dakar is the capital and largest city of Senegal.
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Deck (ship)
A deck is a permanent covering over a compartment or a hull of a ship.
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French Algeria
French Algeria (Alger to 1839, then Algérie afterwards; unofficially Algérie française, االجزائر المستعمرة), also known as Colonial Algeria, began in 1830 with the invasion of Algiers and lasted until 1962, under a variety of governmental systems.
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French West Africa
French West Africa (Afrique occidentale française, AOF) was a federation of eight French colonial territories in Africa: Mauritania, Senegal, French Sudan (now Mali), French Guinea, Ivory Coast, Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso), Dahomey (now Benin) and Niger.
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Genoa
Genoa (Genova,; Zêna; English, historically, and Genua) is the capital of the Italian region of Liguria and the sixth-largest city in Italy.
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Gun turret
A gun turret is a location from which weapons can be fired that affords protection, visibility, and some cone of fire.
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Heavy cruiser
The heavy cruiser was a type of cruiser, a naval warship designed for long range and high speed, armed generally with naval guns of roughly 203mm calibre (8 inches in caliber) of whose design parameters were dictated by the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922 and the London Naval Treaty of 1930.
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Hotchkiss M1929 machine gun
The 13.2 mm Hotchkiss machine gun was a heavy machine gun designed and manufactured by Hotchkiss et Cie from the late 1920s until World War II when it saw service with various nations' forces, including Japan where the gun was built under licence.
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Italy
Italy (Italia), officially the Italian Republic (Repubblica Italiana), is a sovereign state in Europe.
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Loire 130
The Loire 130 was a French flying boat that saw service during World War II.
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Radar
Radar is an object-detection system that uses radio waves to determine the range, angle, or velocity of objects.
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Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon
The French fleet in Toulon was scuttled on 27 November 1942 to avoid capture by Nazi German forces.
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Torpedo bulkhead
A torpedo bulkhead is a type of armor common on the more heavily armored warships, especially battleships and battlecruisers of the early 20th century.
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Torpedo tube
A torpedo tube is a cylinder shaped device for launching torpedoes.
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Toulon
Toulon (Provençal: Tolon (classical norm), Touloun (Mistralian norm)) is a city in southern France and a large military harbour on the Mediterranean coast, with a major French naval base.
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Vichy France
Vichy France (Régime de Vichy) is the common name of the French State (État français) headed by Marshal Philippe Pétain during World War II.
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Zone libre
The zone libre (free zone) was a partition of the French metropolitan territory during World War II, established at the Second Armistice at Compiègne on 22 June 1940.
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203mm/55 Modèle 1931 gun
The 203mm/55 Modèle 1931 gun was a medium naval gun of the French Navy.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_cruiser_Algérie
