French armoured cruiser Edgar Quinet sighted at Toulon, France according to the Kriegsnachrichten of the Chef des Admiralstabes der Marine dated Berlin 16 August 1917

Edgard Quinet. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

An item reported that accorring to an intercepted letter the French warship Edward Quinet mid July was lyying at Toulon, France.(1)

Note

1. Part of Edgar Quinet-class armoured cruisers preceded by Ernest Renan. Laid down by Arsenal de Brest, France in November 1905, launched on 21 September 1907, commissioned in January 1911 and wrecked west of Oran, Algeria on 4 January 1930 and sunk on 9 January 1930.

Source

Bundesarchiv RM-40-622