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Guichen
World Naval Ships  French Navy Cruisers  Guichen |
| Guichen
Protected Cruiser. Photos and history of the French
protected cruiser Guichen, built by Soc De la Loire and laid down October
1895 and launched in 1897. and completed for service in 1899. The
Guichen had been primarily designed for commerce raiding and had been lightly
armed compared to other ships of her size. Photographs will show
Guichen with either two or three masts. She was built with two but
a third was added for three to four years then removed
again. At the outbreak of world war one she was serving with the
Channel fleet in the Bay of |Biscay and moved to Morocco. In September
1915 she took part in the Armenian rescue, and in 1917 she became a fast
transport operating Taranto - Hea route. In 1919 she serve din the Black
Sea operations. and finally struck from service in 1922.
Displacement: 8151 tons. Speed: 23.5 knots, Compliment: 604 crew. Armament: Two 6.4-inch Guns Quick Firing M1893. Six 5.5 -inch Guns, Quick firing M.1893 Ten 3 pounder and Five 1 pounder Two 18-inch Torpedo tubes AW. these were later removed |
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| Guichen | October 1897 | Stricken 1922 | |
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Guichen. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here © Walker Archive. Order Code PFC027 |
Guichen at Calais. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here © Walker Archive. Order Code PFC028 |
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Guichen, 1898. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here © Walker Archive. Order Code PFC029 |
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Guichen. Photograph sent in by Jean Gillet. |
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