Liberté class battleship
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The Liberté class ("liberty") was a class of pre-dreadnought
battleship
s of the French Navy
, an improvement of the République-class battleship
of a similar design.
The type was designed by engineer Émile Bertin. Each unit cost 42 million gold franc
s.
With the Liberté class, French pre-dreadnought design finally caught up with U.S. and British standards (the Connecticut-class
and Lord Nelson-class
battleships respectively).
Pre-dreadnought
Pre-dreadnought battleship is the general term for all of the types of sea-going battleships built between the mid-1890s and 1905. Pre-dreadnoughts replaced the ironclad warships of the 1870s and 1880s...
battleship
Battleship
A battleship is a large armored warship with a main battery consisting of heavy caliber guns. Battleships were larger, better armed and armored than cruisers and destroyers. As the largest armed ships in a fleet, battleships were used to attain command of the sea and represented the apex of a...
s 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...
, an improvement of the République-class battleship
République class battleship
The République class was a class of two pre-Dreadnought ironclads of the French Navy.-Design:The République marked a significant evolution in the design of French ironclads, with less significant tumblehome than her predecessors, better sailing qualities, larger size, and more firepower...
of a similar design.
Design and History
Franc
The franc is the name of several currency units, most notably the Swiss franc, still a major world currency today due to the prominence of Swiss financial institutions and the former currency of France, the French franc until the Euro was adopted in 1999...
s.
With the Liberté class, French pre-dreadnought design finally caught up with U.S. and British standards (the Connecticut-class
Connecticut class battleship
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and Lord Nelson-class
Lord Nelson class battleship
The Lord Nelson class was a two-ship class of pre-dreadnought battleships built by the Royal Navy between 1905 and 1908. Although they were the last British pre-dreadnoughts, both were completed and commissioned after HMS Dreadnought had entered service. and were serving in the Channel Fleet when...
battleships respectively).