| French Battleship Danton |
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| Country:
France |
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Type: Battleship |
| Service:
1911 - 1935 |
| Ships in class: 6 |
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The Danton class were a class of French pre-Dreadnought battleships built between 1907-1911. These ships were unusual in that they combined turbine propulsion machinery with a pre-Dreadnought armament. They were a considerable advance on previous French ships. They were however overshadowed by HMS Dreadnought which was completed before they were laid down. The Danton class battleship served in World War I.
Danton class battleships: Condorcet; Danton; Diderot; Mirabeau; Vergniaud; Voltaire.
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| Displacement: |
18,318 tonnes standard, 19763 tonnes full load |
| Length: |
144.9 m (475 ft) |
| Beam: |
25.8 m (85 ft) |
| Draught: |
9.2 m (30 ft) |
| Propulsion: |
4 shaft Parsons turbines, 26 Bellville or Niclausse coal fired boilers, 22,500 hp |
| Speed: |
19.2 knots (36 km/h) |
| Complement: |
up to 923 |
| Armament: |
4 x 305mm/45 Modele 1906 guns in twin mounts
12 x 240mm/50 Modele 1902 guns in twin mounts
16 x 75mm/65 M1906 guns in single mounts
10 x 47 mm guns (single)
2 x 450 mm Torpedo tubes (M12D until 1920, M18 afterwards) |
| Armour: |
270 mm Belt, 48 mm upper deck, 45 mm lower deck, 300 mm main turrets, 200 mm secondary turrets |
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