Friant

Friant was a protected cruiser of the French Navy built in the 1890s, and the lead ship of the Friant class. Friant and her two sister ships were ordered as part of a major construction program directed against France's Italian and German opponents in the Triple Alliance, and they were intended to serve with the main fleet, and overseas in the French colonial empire. They were armed with a main battery of six 164 mm (6.5 in) guns and had a top speed of 18.7 knots.

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1891-12-08T00:00:00Z

1891-12-08T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1893-04-17T00:00:00Z

1893-04-17T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1917-07-29T00:00:00Z

1917-07-29T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

1894-06-25T00:00:00Z

1894-06-25T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

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Frameless

Archives SHDMR MR 5 G 443 Friant

Archives SHDMR MR 5 G 443 Friant

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commons	image		Archives SHDMR MR 5 G 443 Friant		Commons