NEW FRENCH WARSHIPS.
By Tcleeraph—Press Association—Copyright Paris, September 23. The now battleship Jean Uaxt has been launched. (Rec. September 25, 1.5 a.m.) Paris, September 24. The Dreadnought Courbet has been launched at L'Orient She is a sister ship to tho Jean Dart. Tho Jean Bart was built at Brest, and tbo abnormal feature about her is her cost, which represented no lesa a sum than .£2,528,000. Even for French construction, which is always dear, this is heavy. In design, the outstanding point is the great quantity of armour with which her sides aro plated. Her displacement is 23,100 tons, and her speed, with Turbine engines, is 20 knots. Her main battery mounts twelve 12in. guns, and her complement is 998 men.
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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1241, 25 September 1911, Page 5
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121NEW FRENCH WARSHIPS. Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1241, 25 September 1911, Page 5
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