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Sunday, 14 January 2024

French light cruiser Marseillaise 1933-1947

Émile Bertin 

 La Galissonnière class

Laid down by Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire, Nantes, France on 23 October 1933, launched on 17 July 1935, commissioned on 10 October 1937, scuttled at Toulon, France in 1942 and broken up between 1946-1947. Part of the La Galissonnière-class light cruiser preceded by Émile Bertin succeeded by planned De Grasse-class. General class technical characteristics. Displacement 7,600 (standard)-9,120 (full load) tons and as dimensions 179 x 17.5 x 5.35 metres or 587.3 x 57.4 x 17.6 feet. The propulsion consisted of 2-shaft geared turbines and 4 Indret boilers suplying 84,000 shp allowing a speed of 31 (knots)-35 (trial) knots and a range of 7,000 nautical miles/12 knots. Crew numbered 540 men. Armament consisted o x3-15.2 cm/6.0” guns,4x2-9cm/3.5” anti aircraft guns, 66x4-4cm/1.6”guns, 2x2-55cm/21.7” torpedo tubes and 2-4 flying boats, Armour consisted of a 10.5cm/4.1” thick belt, 3cm/1.2” end bulkheads, sides 12cm/4.7”, 3.8cm/1.5” deck and the turrets respectively conning tower protected by 10cm/3.9” respectively 9.5cm/3.7”. 

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