An item reported that according to an intercepted letter the French armored cruiser Jurien de Graviere was lying at Piraeus, Greece on 1 August.(1)
Note
1. Protected cruiser Jurien de la Gravière, preceded by D'Estrées class, laid down by Lorient on 17 November 1897, launched on 26 June 1899, completed on 16 June 1903, commissioned on 15 May 1901, stricken on 27 July 1921 and broken up in 1922. Designed by Louis-Émile Bertin (23 March 1840 Nancy, France-22 October 1924 La Glacerie, Manche France) as the last French protected cruiser to be built.
Source
Bundesarchiv RM-40-622
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