Edgar Quinet-class armoured cruiser

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The Edgar Quinet class was the last type of armored cruiser built for the French Navy. The two ships of this class—Edgar Quinet and Waldeck-Rousseau—were built between 1905 and 1911. They were based on the previous cruiser, Ernest Renan, the primary improvement being a more powerful uniform main battery of 194 mm (7.6 in) guns. The Edgar Quinet class was the most powerful type of armored cruiser built in France, but they entered service more than two years after the British battlecruiser HMS Invincible, which, with its all-big-gun armament, had rendered armored cruisers obsolescent.

1907  WikimediaWikidata
2 produced, 
armored cruiser, Naval GroupFrench NavyFrance

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  • Edgar Quinet
    1911 Edgar Quinet-class armoured cruiser
  • Waldeck-Rousseau
    1908 Edgar Quinet-class armoured cruiser
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    objectwatercraftWaldeck-RousseauEdgar Quinet-class armored cruiser, armored cruiserWikidata
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    commonsimageNieuport IV.H Schneider racer overflying fleet on maneuvers (cropped) Commons
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