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French cruiser D'Entrecasteaux

Entrecasteaux IMG 1551.jpg
Model of D'Entrecasteaux
Class overview
Operators:  French Navy
Preceded by: Catinat class
Succeeded by: Guichen
Built: 1894-1899
In commission: 1899-1922
Completed: 1
Retired: 1
History
France
Name: D'Entrecasteaux
Namesake: Admiral Antoine Bruni d'Entrecasteaux
Builder: La Seyne
Laid down: 1894
Launched: June 1896
In service: 1899
Out of service: 1922
General characteristics
Type: Protected cruiser
Displacement: 8,123 tonnes (7,995 long tons)
Length: 393.5 feet (119.9 m)
Beam: 58.5 feet (17.8 m)
Draught: 26 feet (7.9 m)
Installed power: 10,800 kW (14,500 hp)
Propulsion: 2 sets triple expansion steam boilers
Speed: 19.5 knots (36.1 km/h; 22.4 mph)
Complement: 521
Armament:
Armour:

D'Entrecasteaux was a French protected cruiser launched in June 1896, completed in 1899. It was constructed at La Seyne in 1894.


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