Charlemagne
1899
(Hai 638)
- Class: Charlemagne - 3 battleships of 1893
- Displacement: 11,100 tons
- Dimensions: 374ft pp x 66ft 5in x 27ft 6in
- Machinery: 3-shaft vertical triple expansion, IHP 15,000 = 18 knots
- Armor: Harvey nickel: main belt 14.5in-8in, upper belt 4in, turrets 15in, bases 8in, battery 3in, CT 13in
- Armament: 4-12in/40 (2x2), 10-5.5in/45 QF, 8-3.9in; 2-18in TT submerged
- Complement: 694
- Builder: Brest
- Laid Down: 14 Jul 1894
- Launched: 17 Oct 1895
- Completed: Dec 1899
- Notes: First French battleships with main battery in twin turrets. Charlemagne and sisters St.Louis and Gaulois all took part in World War I, including service at the Dardanelles.
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