Name Lapérouse class Completed 4 Tonnage 2240 tonnes | Operators Marine Nationale Type Barbette cruiser Length 80 m (262 ft 6 in) | |
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The Lapérouse class was a type of barbette cruisers of the French Navy, with wooden hull and iron beams. These ships had plough bows with a forecastle, a displacement of 2,363 tons, a speed of 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) and had a complement of 264 sailors. Armament was fifteen 140 mm (5.5 in) M1870M guns later replaced in Primauget with quick-firing conversions. Each ship also had eight 1-pounder revolvers.
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