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Battleship Hoche (1886)

Battleship Hoche (1886) France (1881-90) – France’s ‘Grand Hotel’ The Hoche is now as then, the supreme ugly ducking in…

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WW1 French Cruisers

WW1 French Cruisers France (1870-1912) – About 60 cruisers The armoured cruiser Condé, from the Gloire class, seen from the…

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Battleship Henri IV (1899)

France (1899) – France’s strangest pre-dreadnought Background The French Navy was under the influence of the ‘Jeune Ecole‘ (‘Young School’)…

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WW1 French Escorts

WW1 French Escorts France (1893) French ASW warfare during the great war Because of the considerable maritime traffic amount between…

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WW1 French Submarines

WW1 French Submarines About 80 submersibles 1865-1919 Introduction As a matter of fact, submarines like aviation had many fathers. Although…

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Armoured Cruiser Dupuy de Lôme (1890)

Armoured Cruiser Dupuy de Lôme (1890) France (1890) – Armoured Cruiser The cruiser Dupuy de Lôme was not only the…

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WW1 French Destroyers

WW1 French Destroyers France (1899-1918), about 90 destroyers Foreworld After having turned hundreds of torpedo boats in two decades under…

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Charles Martel class Battleships (1891)

Charles Martel class Battleships (1891) France (1891-95) Brennus, Charles Martel, Jauréguiberry, Carnot, Masséna, Bouvet “A navy of prototypes” Prior to…

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WW1 French Torpedo Boats

WW1 French Torpedo Boats 350 Torpedo Boats (1870s-1914) Introduction: French doctrine about TBs The French did not invented the torpedo…

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WW1 French Battlecruisers (Projects)

WW1 French Battlecruisers (Projects) Paper projects (1913) French what-if battlecruisers A bit provocative in its title, this article is dedicated…