Category Archives: France

The Foudre is the first seaplane carrier in both the French Navy and the world to have been specially converted and used for the transport and deployment of seaplanes. (more…)...

The armored cruiser Waldeck-Rousseau belonged to the Edgar Quinet ship class, which consisted of 2 ships and was one of the last armored cruiser built in France. (more…)...

The armoured cruiser Edgar Quinet belonged to the ship class of the same name, which consisted of 2 ships and was one of the last armoured cruisers built in France. (more…)...

The armoured cruiser Ernest Renan was originally planned as the 4th ship of the Leon Gambetta class, but by changes and revisions of the construction plans it became a separate armoured cruiser. (more…)...

The Jules Michelet armoured cruiser was a further development of the Léon Gambetta armoured cruiser, which was a little shorter but heavier and had an increase in performance both in propulsion and armament. (more…)...

The Victor Hugo armoured cruiser belonged to the Léon Gambetta class and was the third and last ship of the class of armoured cruisers, which emerged from the development of the Gloire class but were more armed and more powerful. (more…)...

The armoured cruiser Jules Ferry belonged to the Léon Gambetta class, which consisted of a total of 3 armoured cruisers, but which emerged from the development of the Gloire class were more armed and more powerful. (more…)...

The armoured cruiser Léon Gambetta was the type ship of the class of the same name of altogether 3 armoured cruisers, which originated from the development of the Gloire class, however more strongly armed and more powerfully were. (more…)...

The Amiral Aube was the fifth and thus the last ship of the Gloire class, which was to form a larger and improved version of the Gueydon class. (more…)...

The armoured cruiser Condé belonged to the Gloire class, which consisted of a total of 5 ships and was to form a larger and improved version of the ships of the Gueydon class. (more…)...