Corbet-class
An item dated Paris, France 29th reported that a day earlier on board of the French battleship Paris (1) a boiler exploded causing 5 five crewmembers seriously wounded and for the lives of two of them was feared. The Paris was flagship of the first battleship squadron and now lying in the roads of Toulon, France.
Note
1. The Courbet-class consisting of the Courbet, France, Jean Bart and Paris, preceded by the Danton-class and succeeded by the Bretagne-class, built between 1910-1914, with a displacement of 23.475 (standard-(25.579 (full load) tons. Machinery consisted of 4-shaft Parsons direct-drive steam turbines and 24 boilers delivering 28.000ihp. Building ordered on 1 August 1911, laid down by Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée, La Seyne, France on 10 November 1911, launched on 28 September 1912, commissioned on 1 August 1914, completed on 22 August 1914, stricken and sold to be broken up on 21 December 1955 and breaking up begun in June 1956.