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Wednesday 5 December 2012

French naval shipbuilding program for 1893 according to the Dutch newspaper Algemeen Handelsblad dated 9 October 1892

An item dated Paris 8 October reported that in the so-called budget commission the future naval shipbuilding was discussed. In 1893 was the building to be started of 2-1st class cruisers, 3-2nd class cruisers, 1-4th class cruiser, one aviso, one torpedo boat, one gunboat, four seaworthy torpedo boats and three 1st class torpedo boats.