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Léon Gambetta-class cruiser

Index Léon Gambetta-class cruiser

The Léon Gambetta-class cruisers were a group of three armored cruisers built for the French Navy during the first decade of the 20th century. [1]

33 relations: Armored cruiser, Beam (nautical), Belt armor, Camille Pelletan, Canon de 164 mm Modèle 1893, Canon de 194 mm Modèle 1893-1896, Casemate, Conning tower, Displacement (ship), Draft (hull), Drive shaft, Edgar Quinet, Ernest Renan, Field-tube boiler, Flagship, French battleship Démocratie, French battleship Justice, French battleship Liberté, French battleship Patrie, French battleship République, French battleship Vérité, French Navy, Gun turret, Hotchkiss gun, Jules Michelet, Length overall, List of Naval Ministers of France, Pierre Waldeck-Rousseau, Politics of France, QF 3-pounder Hotchkiss, Torpedo boat, Torpedo tube, Water-tube boiler.

Armored cruiser

The armored cruiser was a type of warship of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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Beam (nautical)

The beam of a ship is its width at the widest point as measured at the ship's nominal waterline.

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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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Camille Pelletan

Charles Camille Pelletan (28 June 1846 – 4 June 1915) was a French politician and journalist, Minister of Marine in Emile Combes' Bloc des gauches (Left-Wing Blocks) cabinet from 1902 to 1905.

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Canon de 164 mm Modèle 1893

Railroad model, 1916. The Canon de 164 mm Modèle 1893 was a medium-caliber naval gun used as the secondary armament of a number of French pre-dreadnoughts and armoured cruisers during World War I. It was used as railway artillery in both World Wars and as coastal artillery in World War II.

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Canon de 194 mm Modèle 1893-1896

The Canon de 194 mm Modèle 1893-1896 was a turret mounted medium-caliber naval gun used as the primary armament of a number of armored cruisers of the French Navy during World War I.

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Casemate

A casemate, sometimes erroneously rendered casement, is a fortified gun emplacement or armored structure from which guns are fired.

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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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Displacement (ship)

The displacement or displacement tonnage of a ship is its weight, expressed in long tons of water its hull displaces.

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Draft (hull)

The draft or draught of a ship's hull is the vertical distance between the waterline and the bottom of the hull (keel), with the thickness of the hull included; in the case of not being included the draft outline would be obtained.

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Drive shaft

A drive shaft, driveshaft, driving shaft, propeller shaft (prop shaft), or Cardan shaft is a mechanical component for transmitting torque and rotation, usually used to connect other components of a drive train that cannot be connected directly because of distance or the need to allow for relative movement between them.

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Edgar Quinet

Edgar Quinet (17 February 1803 – 27 March 1875) was a French historian and intellectual.

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Ernest Renan

Joseph Ernest Renan (28 February 1823 – 2 October 1892) was a French expert of Semitic languages and civilizations (philology), philosopher, historian, and writer, devoted to his native province of Brittany.

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Field-tube boiler

A Field-tube boiler (also known as a bayonet tube) is a form of water-tube boiler where the water tubes are single-ended.

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Flagship

A flagship is a vessel used by the commanding officer of a group of naval ships, characteristically a flag officer entitled by custom to fly a distinguishing flag.

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French battleship Démocratie

Démocratie was a pre-dreadnought battleship of the ''Liberté'' class built by the French Navy.

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French battleship Justice

Justice was a pre-dreadnought battleship of the ''Liberté'' class built by the French Navy.

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French battleship Liberté

Liberté was a pre-dreadnought battleship of the French Navy, and the lead ship of her class.

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French battleship Patrie

Patrie was a pre-dreadnought battleship of the French Navy built in the early 1900s.

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French battleship République

République was a pre-dreadnought battleship of the French Navy built in the early 1900s.

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French battleship Vérité

Vérité was a pre-dreadnought battleship of the ''Liberté'' class built by the French Navy.

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French Navy

The French Navy (Marine Nationale), informally "La Royale", is the maritime arm of the French Armed Forces.

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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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Hotchkiss gun

The Hotchkiss gun can refer to different products of the Hotchkiss arms company starting in the late 19th century.

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Jules Michelet

Jules Michelet (21 August 1798 – 9 February 1874) was a French historian.

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Length overall

Length overall (LOA, o/a, o.a. or oa) is the maximum length of a vessel's hull measured parallel to the waterline.

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List of Naval Ministers of France

One of France's Secretaries of State under the ancien régime was entrusted with control of the French Navy (Secretary of State of the Navy (France). In 1791, this title was changed to Minister of the Navy. Before January 1893, this position also had responsibility for France's colonies, and was usually known as Minister of the Navy and Colonies. In 1947 the naval ministry was absorbed into the Ministry of Defence and reports to the Prime Minister of France and the President of the French Republic at the Elysee Palace.

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Pierre Waldeck-Rousseau

Pierre Marie René Ernest Waldeck-Rousseau (2 December 1846 – 10 August 1904) was a French Republican politician.

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Politics of France

The politics of France take place with the framework of a semi-presidential system determined by the French Constitution of the French Fifth Republic.

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QF 3-pounder Hotchkiss

The QF 3-pounder Hotchkiss or in French use Canon Hotchkiss à tir rapide de 47 mm were a family of long-lived light naval guns introduced in 1886 to defend against new, small and fast vessels such as torpedo boats and later submarines.

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Torpedo boat

A torpedo boat is a relatively small and fast naval ship designed to carry torpedoes into battle.

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Torpedo tube

A torpedo tube is a cylinder shaped device for launching torpedoes.

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Water-tube boiler

A high pressure watertube boiler (also spelled water-tube and water tube) is a type of boiler in which water circulates in tubes heated externally by the fire.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Léon_Gambetta-class_cruiser

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