An item referred to the magazine le Yacht reporting that the French battleship Bouvinet executed on 26 and 27 June her official trial with natural draft with excellent results, Furthermore were with success the 30,5cm guns and the turrets tested. On 4th July was the official trial with forced draft. The achieved speed was satisfying. The too high temperatures in the boiler rooms made it nearly impossible to work and adjustments were necessary.(1)
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1. Laid down at Charles Ernest Huin (30 January 1836 Nancy, France-3 December 1912, Paris, France), Lorient, France on 16 January 1893, launched on 27 April 1896, commissioned in June 1898 and sunk during operations off the Dardanelles on 18 March 1915.
Note
1. Laid down at Charles Ernest Huin (30 January 1836 Nancy, France-3 December 1912, Paris, France), Lorient, France on 16 January 1893, launched on 27 April 1896, commissioned in June 1898 and sunk during operations off the Dardanelles on 18 March 1915.
