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Edgar Quinet |
Type: |
Armored Cruiser |
Class: |
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Builder: |
Arsenal de Brest Brest, France |
Hull Number: |
N/A |
Ordered: |
N/A |
Commissioned: |
1911 |
Keel Laid: |
November 1903 |
Decommissioned: |
N/A |
Launched: |
September 21, 1907 |
Stricken: |
N/A |
Fate: |
Wrecked in fog Jan. 4, 1930 Location: Mediterranean Sea, near Cape Blanco, Habibas Islands, Algeria. (near position 35.44N - 01.07W) All attempts to free her failed and she sank Jan. 9. No lives were lost. |
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Dimensions, Machinery and Performance |
Length: |
521' 4" |
Engines: |
3 vertically inverted triple expansion |
Beam: |
70' 8" |
Boilers: |
40 Belleville (coal fired) |
Draft: |
27' 6" |
Shafts: |
3 |
Displacement: |
14,100 std. |
SHP: |
36,000 |
Speed: |
23 knots |
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Crew: |
892 |
Range: |
6,560 NM @ 10 knots |
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Main Armament |
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Number Carried
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Type
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Arrangement |
Maximum Range / Ceiling |
14 |
7.6"/50 (194mm) Model 1902 |
2 twin turrets 10 single mounts |
28,390 yards @ 45° (16.1 miles) with a 197.3 lb. armor piercing shell |
Builder's Data |
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Page published Jan. 14, 2007 |