L'histoire navale du cuirassé
francais Danton, Mirabeau, Diderot, Condorcet, Vergniaud et Voltaire,
depuis son chaloupe et les événements importants de sa vie.
The Danton class French battleships
included Danton, Mirabeau, Diderot, Condorcet, Vergniaud and Voltaire.
These French battleships were the first to be completed with turbine
engines, Designed by L'Homme as part of hte 1906 naval programme.
They saw service during the first world war.
Displacement:
18,318 tons normal , 19,800 tons full load. Speed: 19.2 knots.
range: 3,370 nautical mile at 10 knots. Compliment: 920 to 923 during
wartime (681 peacetime). Armament: Four 12 - inch Guns Twelve
9.4-inch guns (240mm) Sixteen 75mm Ten 47mm.
(these were only added during wartime) Two 17.7-inch Torpedo tubes
submerged.
Condorcet. Built by A C de
la Loire at St Nazire and launched on the 20th August 1909, completed 25th
July 1911. and commissioned on the 1st October 1911. At the
outbreak of world war one Condorcet was part of the First squadron
of the French fleet were stationed in Greek waters and the Adriatic and it
was there that Condorcet along with her sister ships sunk the
Austro-Hungarian cruiser Zenta on the 16th August 1914. She remained
in Greek waters until the end of World war One. In 1931, after her
deletion form the French naval squadrons, she became a depot ship for the
Torpedo school, while serving in this role she was fitted with some deck
torpedo tubes. She finally was hulked and became a barrack ship in Toulon,
ion the 27th November 1942 she was damaged by an explosion but remained
afloat. and after occupation by the German she was used by the German Navy
as a barrack shop, An allied air raid in August 1944 seriously damaged
the German navy sunk her in shallow waters, She was re-floated in
September 1944 and sold for breaking up on 14th December 1945.
Danton Built by Arsenal de
Brest and launched 4th June 1909, completed and commissioned 1st
June 1911. At the outbreak of world war one, Danton was serving with
the 1st Fleet in the Mediterranean in Greek waters with her sister
ships, but on the 19th March 1917, she was torpedoed and sunk by U-64 off
the coast of Sardinia
Diderot: Built by A C de la
Loire at St Naziare. and launched 19th March 1909 and completed 1 August
1911. Served with the 1st Feet at the outbreak of world war
one and serve din the Mediterranean with her sister ships, Joined thru
Aegean Sea squadron in 1918 barring a expected Central powers break out
from the Dardanelle's, also part of the Allied fleets at Constantinople on
the 13th November 1918. and finally scrapped in 1937.
MIRABEAU. Built by Arsenal de
Lorient and launched on the 28th October 1909 completed 1st August 1911.
joined the 1st Fleet and was there on the outbreak of world war one, spent
her service life in the Mediterranean with her sister ships, in Greek
waters stationed of Athens as part of the pro allied demonstration
and fired four shells which landed near the royal palace, this helped
force the Greek government to back the allied cause. left Corfu to Mudros
to join the Aegean Se a squadron and help the feared central Powers break
out at the Dardanelle's and on the 13th November 1918 was stationed
at Constantinople. after which along with her sister ship Vergniaud
went into the Black Sea to engage Bolsheviks forces and operate around
Sevastopol. on the 13th February she ran aground in a snow storm off the
Crimean Coast. After removing the forward turret along with the barbette
and armour, she was salvaged in April 1919. after this she was used for
experimental work including being used as a target during 1921
and 1922. until finally being scrapped in 1928
VERGNIAD.
Built by C De la Gironde at Bordeaux and launched 12th march 1910 and
completed 22nd September 1911. Joined the 1st Fleet and was there on the outbreak of world war one, spent
her service life in the Mediterranean with her sister ships, in Greek
waters stationed of Athens as part of the pro allied demonstration. this helped
force the Greek government to back the allied cause. left Corfu to Mudros
to join the Aegean Se a squadron and help the feared central Powers break
out at the Dardanelle's and on the 13th November 1918 was stationed
at Constantinople. after which along with her sister ship Mirabeau went into the Black Sea to engage Bolsheviks forces and operate around
Sevastopol. After service with the french Fleet she was used for
experiments from October 1921 until being scrapped and broken up in
October 1929
VOLTAIRE.
Built by F C de la Mediterranee at La Seyne. and launched 16th January
1909 and completed 1st August 1911. Joined the 1st Fleet and was there on the outbreak of world war one, spent
her service life in the Mediterranean with her sister ships, in Greek
waters stationed of Athens as part of the pro allied demonstration. this helped
force the Greek government to back the allied cause. On October 11th
1918 she was hit by two torpedoes from U48 but not
seriously damaged. she was stricken form the navy in 1935 finally being
broken up in 1938.