L'histoire navale du cuirassé
francais Courbet, Jean Bart, Paris et France, depuis son chaloupe et les
événements importants de sa vie.
The Courbet class French battleships
included Courbet, Jean Bart, Paris and France. These French battleships
saw service during the first world war.
The
Courbet Class French battleships were designed by M Lyasse. and were part
of the 1910 naval programme, (Courbet and Jean Bart), with the rest as
part of the 1910 naval building programme
La classe de Courbet les cuirassés français ont
inclus Courbet, Jean A Barré, Paris et France. Ces cuirassés français
ont vu le service pendant la première guerre de monde.
La
Classe de Courbet les cuirassés français ont été conçus par M
Lyasse. et faisaient partie de la 1910 émission navale, (Courbet et
Jean Ont Barré), avec le repos comme la partie de la 1910 émission de
bâtiment navale
Displacement: 22189 tons to 23,500 tons, normal and a full load
weight of 25,850 to 26,000
tons, Speed: 20knots, (22 knots + during trials )
Range: 4,200 nautical miles at 10 knots, or 1140 nautical miles at
full speed (20
knots). Compliment: 1085 to 1100. Armament: Twelve 305mm
(12-inch) main guns in pairs, Twenty two 138.6mm (5.4-inch) guns and Four
47mm. guns plus Four 450mm (17.7-inch) torpedo tubes
submerged. They carried 100 305mm Shells for each gun, and 275
shells for each of the secondary guns, Twelve Torpedoes and originally 30
mines.
COURBET.. Part
of the 1910 navy programme, on her trials she exceeded her designed speed
doing 22 knots. Built by Arsenal de Brest and launched 23rd September
1911 and completed 19th November 1913. at the outbreak of World war One
along with her three sister ships , Courbet went to the Mediterranean,
becoming Flagship to Vice-Admiral Boue de Lapeyrere. After World War
one this class of ship became obsolete, and were not refitted, (their was
not a large enough Dry dock.). She did however get a upgraded fire
control, and new boiler, (which were the boilers intended for the
new Normandie class Battleships) fitted. Along with her sister ship Paris,
which were being used as training ships. were taken over by the Royal navy
while in British Ports. and used as AA guardship. and then transferred to
the FNFL. Finally she was expended as part of the Normandie breakwater on
the 9th June 1944.
France:
Built by A C de la Loire at St Nazaire and launched 7th November 1912
completed August 1914. The battleship along with her sister ship
Jean Bart were on a official Visit to St Petersburg in July 1914, and only
just managed to get out of the Baltic before the outbreak of war, France
was not fully armed and had no ammunition on board. She was transferred to
the Mediterranean fleet and was part of the fleet that in 1919 took part
in the Sevastopol operations. But on the 26th August 1922 she was lost in
the Quiberon Bay after foundering.
JEAN BART. . went to St Setersburg along with France on a
official visit in July 1914. and jsut managed to leave the Baltic area
at the outbreak of world war one. She was transferred along with her
sister ships to the Mediterranean from august 1914. she was damaged when
torpedoed by Austro Hungarian U-Boat U12. which hit the wine store but
the magazine store near by remained un touched. after the
war she was continued in service and in 1931 became a training ship was
disarmed in 1938 and renamed Ocean (only as a hulk) during her
refit she has her forward funnels replaced with one single funnel and a
tripod foremast. in a second refit she has some new boilers fitted
but reconstruction was halted. On the 7th March 1944 she was
damaged during an allied air raid and o the 15th March 1944 the Germans
used her for Explosive trials and she was sunk.
