French armoured cruiser Jules Michelet underway from France towards China according tot the Dutch newspaper Het Vaderland dated 18 June 1925

Tandjong-Priok, Dutch East Indies, governor-general of French Indochina on board April 1929

Tropenmuseum. Collectie Stichting Nationaal Museum van Wereldculturen

An item dated Berlin, Germany 17th reported the departure from Toulouse, France on the Tuesday before of the French aircraft carrier Jules Michelet towards China.(1)

Note

1. She served in 1925 as the flagship of the French Far East squadron. Laid down at Lorient, France as an armoured cruiser in June 1904, launched in August 1908, commissioned in November 1908 and finally sunk as target ship by the submarine Thetis in 1937. Main armament consisted of 2x2-19,3cm/7.6” guns and 12x1-16,4cm/6.5” guns. Modified Léon Gambetta-class design, succeeded by Ernest Renan.