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Davout

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
Davout			Arsenal de Toulon	9/1887	10/1889	1891	stricken 1910

Technical data

Displacement normal, t	3031
Displacement full, t
Length, m	88.0
Breadth, m	12.0
Draught, m	6.58 max
No of shafts	2
Machinery	2 ITE, 8 cylindrical boilers
Power, h. p.	9000
Max speed, kts	20.7
Fuel, t	coal 840
Endurance, nm(kts)	4000(10)
Armour, mm	steel; deck: 50 with 100mm slopes, CT: 70
Armament	6 x 1 - 165/30 M1884, 4 x 1 - 65/50 M1891, 4 x 1 - 47/40 M1885, 2 x 1 - 37/20 M1885, 6 - 350 TT (aw, 1 bow, 4 beam, 1 stern)
Complement	329

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Project history

A two-funnelled cruiser with a pronounced plough bow, overhanging stern and considerable tumblehome. There were originally two large military masts. There was a 165mm gun on forecasle and poop with four in upper deck sponsons.  The boilers were replaced bv 10 Niclausse in 1901. The TT were later reduced to 4 and finally 2.

Ship protection

The armour deck was curved from 0.5m above water to 1.1m below amidships with a max total thickness of 50mm increased to 100mm at the slopes. There was a cofferdam about 1.2m wide above the armour deck, and the small CT had 70mm armour.

Modernizations

1901: boilers were replaced by 10 Niclausse; - 2 - 350 TT (1 bow, 1 stern)

1900s: - 2 - 350 TT (beam)

Naval service

No significant events.