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Battleships-Cruisers.co.uk  French Navy Battleships Early Battleships Charlemagne Class  Gaulois |
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Gaulois, of the Charlemagne Class
Battleships of the French Navy. Gaulois was part of first battleship class
to have twin mounted Main guns. but this was spoilt by such a low displacement
and a small beam. Gaulois was built at Brest and laid down on the January
1896, launched 8th October 1896 and completed December 1899. took part in
the world war one was sent to the Dardanelle's the Gaulois was
badly damaged by a large shell which hit below the waterline close
to the bow and tore hull plating. water poured in and flooded many areas
via faulty ventilation trunks. during the attack on the 18th |march 1915,
she was lucky and managed to be beached. But on the 27th
December 1916 she was torpedoed and sunk by UB47, 80 miles from
Milo. she remained afloat for 25 minutes before sinking.
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. , |
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Gaulois. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PFB059 |
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Gaulois c.1900 A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PFB060 |
Gaulois c.1912 A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PFB061 |
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Gaulois c.1912 A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PFB062 |
Gaulois, 1905. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PFB063 |
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| 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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