Forbin-class protected cruiser

The Forbin class was a group of three protected cruisers built for the French Navy in the late 1880s and early 1890s. The class comprised Forbin, Coëtlogon, and Surcouf. They were ordered as part of a fleet program that, in accordance with the theories of the Jeune École, proposed a fleet based on cruisers and torpedo boats to defend France. The Forbin-class cruisers were intended to serve as flotilla leaders for the torpedo boats, and they were armed with a main battery of four 138 mm (5.4 in) guns.

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1888  Wikidata
Forbin
3 produced, 
protected cruiser, French Navy, France, 

Coëtlogon, Forbin, Guichen, Surcouf, Troude-class protected cruiser, 

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  Coëtlogon ⓘ
  1888 Forbin-class protected cruiser

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  Forbin ⓘ
  1888 Forbin-class protected cruiser

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  Surcouf ⓘ
  1888 Forbin-class protected cruiser

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1888 Forbin-class protected cruiser

1889-01-01T00:00:00Z

1921-01-01T00:00:00Z

1889 — 1921 Surcouf

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Frameless

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
object	watercraft		Coëtlogon	Forbin-class protected cruiser, protected cruiser	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Forbin	Forbin-class protected cruiser, protected cruiser	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1889	Surcouf	Forbin-class protected cruiser, protected cruiser, cruiser	Wikidata