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Bouvet French Pre Dreadnaught Battleship. The fifth ship of the Charels Martel type battleships. but differed with the hull not being cut down to the main deck. and also having two smaller military masts. The Bouvet was the best of the the five battleships. as it had face-hardened armour. Bouvet built aqt Lorient was laid down on the 16th January 1893 and launched on the 27th April 1896,. completed in June 1898. she serve during world war one being sent to the Dardanelle's in 1915. On the 18th march the Bouvet was hit eight times form shells form the forts all struck above the waterline. her fore turret was put out of action =due to the failure of the the gas extraction apparatus.. She then struck a 176 lb mine which exploded below the starboard 10.8 inch turret and this caused the Bouvet to Capsize and sink in under 2 minutes with the loss of around 660 crew. she was in poor condition and it is believed that a magazine explosion probably caused the rapid sinking. Displacement 12,007 tons, Speed: 18 Knots. Crew 710 Armament Two 12 inch / 45 cal. M1893 guns, Two 10.8 inch /45 calibre M1893 guns. and Eight 5.5 inch / 45 caliber guns QF M1888. Eight 3.9 inch, and twelve 3 pounder. Five 1 pounder and two 1 pounder Pom Pom Two 18 inch torpedo Tubes (submerged.) did have two at AW but these were removed,. |
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Bouvet | 27th May 1896 | Sunk 18th March 1915, hit a mine of the Dardanelles, capsized and sank within 2 minutes with the loss of 660 | |
Bouvet A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PFB047 |
Bouvet A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PFB048 |
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Bouvet A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PFB049 |
Bouvet. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PFB282 |
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Bouvet . A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PFB050 |
Bouvet. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PFB051 |
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Bouvet.Contributed by Colin White. |
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