An item reported that the French battleship Vergniaud exeuted her official trials. During the full speed trial of 10 hours was the contracted speed of 19,25 miles not achieved, but the commission decided that the trial was a success regarding the circumstances. The coal trial dealing with the half of the available fires was not a success. In stead of the contracted 410 kilo was with a speed of 13,33 miles totally 5.800 kilo coal burned or 435 kilo/mile. During a 24 hours coal trials was the consumption 680 kilo/mile when 685 was allowed. With 12.000 kilo/hour was the speed 17,84 miles. During the 3 hours full speed was on the mile the medium number of revolution 302,96 and after correction 302,31. The steam pressure was 16 kilo at the water condenser 10 kilo, at the high pressure turbine and 0,35 kilo at the low pressure turbine. The medium speed on the mile was 19,675 after correction 19,63 miles. Totally coal consumption in one hour was 23.320 kilo. Her turbines were made by the Forges et Chantiers.(1)
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1. Of the Danton-class consisting of the Condorcet, Danton, Diderot, Mirabeau, Vergniaud and Voltaire. Building started on 26 December 1906. Laid down at the A.C. de Gironde, Bordeaux, France in November 1907, launched on 12 April 1909 or 1910, completed on 18 December 1911, decommissioned in June 1921, involved in a mutiny at Sevastopol when her crew supported the Russian Bolshevik forces, condemned on 27 October 1919, disarmed in 1922, used as a target ship especially for th effects of poison gases and bombs until 1926, to be disposed since 5 May 1927 and finally sold for 5.623.123 French francs to be broken up on 27 November 1928.
