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FS Jean Bart (1940)

French Navy (1949-70), Rebuilt Battleship Backstory: An unfinished battleship in WW2 FS Jean Bart was the sister ship of Richelieu,…

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Redoutable class submersibles (1928)

France (1928-45), Oceanic Submersibles, 31 completed. France’s largest submarine class The “Redoutable class” -official name was 1500 tonnes- was initiated…

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Commandant Teste (1929)

Marine Nationale, French seaplane carrier (1927-1942) The French Marine Nationale interwar seaplane carrier The Commandant Teste was France’s only dedicated…

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600/630 Tonnes Type Submersibles (1925-38)

French 2nd class oceanic submersibles (1925-1938) Sirène (4), Ariane (4), Circé (4), Argonaute (5), Diane (9), Orion (2), Minerve (6),…

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Requin class submarines (1924)

French Marine Nationale – Oceanic Types 1923-1947: Caïman, Dauphin, Espadon, Marsouin, Morse, Narval, Phoque, Requin, Souffleur The Requin (“shark”) class…

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Emile Bertin (1933)

France – Treaty Light Cruiser 1828-1959 An innovative French cruiser Named after a famous French naval engineer, Emile Bertin, this…

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De Grasse (1946)

French Navy (1946-1976) De Grasse was the first French post-WW2 cruiser completed, with Colbert. Both their stories went back to…

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WW2 French Battleships

Marine Nationale, 11 Battleships (1910-1940) Introduction In thirty years, from her first dreadnought battleship, Courbet, started late, in 1910 to…

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WW2 French cruisers

France (1923-1940): 24(+4) cruisers Introduction The topic of French cruisers could be summup in a few points: It was framed…

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Jeanne d’Arc (1930)

French Navy – Light cruiser The fourth namesake School cruiser Second generation of warship bearing this name, the “Jeanne” as…