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Battleships Charlemagne, of the Charlemagne Class Battleships of the French Navy. Charlemagne was the first battleship to have twin mounted Main guns. but this was spoilt by such a low displacement and a small beam.  Charlemagne was built at Brest and laid down on the 14th July 1894, launched 17th October 1895 and completed December 1899. took part in the world war one and survived only to be stricken in 1920.

Displacement: 11,100 tons, Speed: 18 Knots.  Crew 694.  Armament: Four 12 inch / 40 cal. <M 1893 -96 guns, twin mounted.   Ten 5.5 inch / 45 cal. QF M1893,  Eight 3.9 inch,  twenty 3 pdr which was later reduced in umber, Four 1 pounder, and two 18 inch torpedo tubes,.  and two torpedo Tubes AW. but these were later removed. ,   

Charlemagne.

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Charlemagne.

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Charlemagne. Image supplied by Jean Gillet.

Charlemagne

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Charlemagne, possibly at Toulon.

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Charlemagne firing her 305mm guns.

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Charlemagne.

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Charlemagne.

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Charlemagne.

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Charlemagne.

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Chbarlemagne.

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Charlemagne.

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Other ships in the class 

Charlemagne 17th October 1895 Scrapped sometime after 1920.
Gaulois 8th October 1896 Sunk on 27th December 1916.
St Louis 8th September 1896 Scrapped in 1933.

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