French cruiser Montcalm (1900)

*Montcalm*
History
A French postcard of Montcalm at speed
France
Name:	Montcalm
Namesake:	Louis-Joseph de Montcalm
Builder:	Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée
Laid down:	27 September 1898
Launched:	27 March 1900
Commissioned:	24 March 1902
Renamed:	Trémintin, 26 September 1934
Reclassified:	Accommodation ship, 28 October 1928
Struck:	28 October 1926
Fate:	Sunk 16 August 1944
General characteristics
Class and type:	Gueydon-class armoured cruiser
Displacement:	9,177 tonnes (9,032 long tons)
Length:	137.97 m (452 ft 8 in)
Beam:	19.38 m (63 ft 7 in)
Draught:	7.67 m (25 ft 2 in)
Installed power:	20,000 PS (15,000 kW) 20 Normand Sigaudy boilers
Propulsion:	3 Shafts, 3 vertical triple-expansion steam engines
Speed:	21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Range:	8,500 nmi (15,700 km; 9,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement:	566
Armament:	2 × 1 - 194 mm (7.6 in)/40 guns 8 × 1 - 164 mm (6.5 in)/45 guns 4 × 1 - 100 mm (3.9 in)/45 guns 10 × 1 - 47 mm (1.9 in)/55 guns 4 x 1 - 37 mm (1.5 in) guns 2 × 45 cm torpedo tubes
Armour:	Waterline belt: 80–150 mm (3.1–5.9 in) Deck: 30–55 mm (1.2–2.2 in) Gun turrets: 160–176 mm (6.3–6.9 in) Casemates: 120 mm (4.7 in) Conning tower: 160 mm (6.3 in)

Montcalm was a Gueydon-class armoured cruiser built for the French Navy in the 1890s. The ship saw service during World War I in the Pacific. Following the war, Montcalm was used as an accommodation ship. In 1934, the vessel was renamed Trémintin and was sunk during World War II by British aircraft.

Designed by the naval architect Emile Bertin, the Gueydon-class ships were intended to fill the commerce-raiding strategy of the Jeune École. They measured 137.97 meters (452 ft 8 in) long overall with a beam of 19.38 meters (63 ft 7 in) and had a draught of 7.67 meters (25 ft 2 in). Montcalm displaced 9,177 metric tons (9,032 long tons). The ship had a crew of 566 officers and enlisted men.

The Gueydon class had three vertical triple-expansion steam engines, each driving a single propeller shaft. Steam for Montcalm's engines was provided by 20 Normand Sigaudy boilers and they were rated at a total of 20,000 metric horsepower (15,000 kW) that gave them a speed of 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph). The ships carried up to 1,575 metric tons (1,550 long tons; 1,736 short tons) of coal and could steam for 8,500 nautical miles (15,700 km; 9,800 mi) at a speed of 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph).

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