Primauguet
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Primauguet was an unprotected cruiser of the Lapérouse class built for the French Navy in the 1870s and 1880s. She was originally named Monge, but was renamed during construction. The ship was intended to serve abroad in the French colonial empire, and was ordered to strengthen the fleet after the French defeat in the Franco-Prussian War. To allow the ship to cruise for long distances, she was fitted with a full ship rig to supplement her steam engine, and she carried a main battery of fifteen 138.6 mm (5.46 in) guns. Her top speed under steam was 15 knots.
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