Charles Martel 1897
| Name | No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Charles Martel | Arsenal de Brest | 4/1891 | 29/8/1893 | 6/1897 | stricken 10/1919 |
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Displacement normal, t |
11693 |
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Displacement full, t |
|
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Length, m |
115.5 pp 119.0 oa |
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Breadth, m |
21.6 |
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Draught, m |
8.38 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
VTE, 24 Lagrafel d`Allest boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
14900 |
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Max speed, kts |
18 |
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Fuel, t |
coal 980 |
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Endurance, nm(kts) |
1200(18) |
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Armour, mm |
nickel steel; belt: 480 - 250, upper belt: 100, main turrets: up to 380, turret bases: up to 150, secondary turrets: 100, CT: 230, deck: 70 |
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Armament |
2 x 1 - 305/45 M1887, 2 x 1 - 274/45 M1887, 8 x 1 - 139/45 M1888-91, 4 x 1 - 65/50 M1888-91, 12 x 1 - 47/40 Hotchkiss, 8 x 5 - 37/20 Hotchkiss, 4 - 450 TT (beam, 2 aw, 2 sub) |
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Complement |
644 |
Ship project history: First of five similar battleships laid down for French Navy in 1890s. He was distinguished from other near-sister ships by a flying deck between military masts. The space between armoured and second decks was divided into many small compartments, forming cellular layer (tranche cellulaire). Metacentric height was given as 1.2m but British specialists reported about insufficient stability.
Ship protection: Complete main belt was 2.3m high (underwater part was 1.8m). Its thickness was 480mm amidships at the upper edge tapering to 250mm at the lower edge. These digits were 300 and 250mm at ship ends. Complete 100mm upper belt had 3.0m height fwd, 1.2m amidships and 2.0m aft. Arched armour deck was connected with upper edge of main belt and sloped down at the bows. Its maximal strength was 70mm on 10mm plating. Second deck (with up to 25mm thickness) laid 0.8m under main deck, space between these decks was divided into many small compartments, filled with coal or stores.
Modernizations: early 1900s: - 2 - 450 TT (aw); + 4 x 1 - 47/40 Hotchkiss.
Naval service: No significant events.
Charles Martel 1900
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