Gloire class cruiser
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The Gloire ("Glory") class was a class of armoured cruiser of the French Navy
French Navy
The French Navy, officially the Marine nationale and often called La Royale is the maritime arm of the French military. It includes a full range of fighting vessels, from patrol boats to a nuclear powered aircraft carrier and 10 nuclear-powered submarines, four of which are capable of launching...
which were commissioned in 1904.
Description and history
They were an improvement of the Gueydon classGueydon class cruiser
The Gueydon class was a class of armoured cruiser of the French Navy which were commissioned in 1902.-Description and History:Dupetit-Thouars was torpedoed and sunk in 1918. Gueydon was decommissioned in 1935 and used as accommodation at Brest, and was finally scrapped in 1942...
, with changed layout of the 163 mm guns.
Ships
- Gloire, launched 27 June 1900. Decommissioned in 1922 and subsequently broken up.
- Marseillaise, launched 14 July 1900. Decommissioned in 1929 and subsequently broken up.
- Sully, launched June 1901. Wrecked in Halong BayHalong BayHa Long Bay is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and a popular travel destination, located in Quang Ninh province, Vietnam. Administratively, the bay belongs to Hạ Long City, Cẩm Phả town, and part of Van Don district. The bay features thousands of limestone karsts and isles in various sizes and shapes...
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, 30 September 1905. - Condé, launched 12 March 1902. Decommissioned in 1933 and used as a target.
- Amiral Aube, launched 9 May 1902. Decommissioned in 1922 and subsequently broken up.