Guichen

Guichen was a large protected cruiser built in the 1890s for the French Navy, the only member of her class. She was intended to serve as a long-range commerce raider, designed according to the theories of the Jeune École, which favored a strategy of attacking Britain's extensive merchant shipping network instead of engaging in an expensive naval arms race with the Royal Navy. As such, Guichen was built with a relatively light armament of just eight medium-caliber guns, but was given a long cruising range and the appearance of a large passenger liner, which would help her to evade detection while raiding merchant shipping.

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French cruiser Guichen
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1897-10-26T00:00:00Z

1897-10-26T00:00:00Z

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French cruiser Guichen NH 64392

Guichen fpc126

French cruiser Guichen NH 64392

French cruiser Guichen NH 78936

French cruiser Guichen NH 54917

Guichen fpc126

Archives SHDMR MR 5 G 1137 Guichen

Guichen ONI Image2

Guichen ONI Image2

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		French cruiser Guichen NH 64392		Commons
commons	image		Guichen fpc126		Commons
commons	image		French cruiser Guichen NH 64392		Commons
commons	image		French cruiser Guichen NH 78936		Commons
commons	image		French cruiser Guichen NH 54917		Commons
commons	image		Guichen fpc126		Commons
commons	image		Archives SHDMR MR 5 G 1137 Guichen		Commons
commons	image		Guichen ONI Image2		Commons
commons	image		Guichen ONI Image2		Commons