****Duquesna-class heavy cruisers****
In order to build cruisers of 10,000 tons that met the requirements of the treaty, the Vichy French Navy officially issued a design task on July 6, 1922, requiring the design and construction of the first class of treaty-type cruisers, the Duquesna class.
Ship data: Length 191 meters, beam 18.9 meters, draft 6.3 meters.
Standard displacement (tons) Full load displacement (tons)
Speed 34.2 knots
Armor: The maximum thickness of the side armor is 55 mm, the main engine compartment wall is 20 mm thick, the top of the ammunition magazine is 20 mm thick, the sides are 30 mm thick, and the front of the main gun turret and the gun mount are 30 mm thick.
Power source: 8 Tempel boilers, 4 Brittany steam turbines, maximum main engine output power (hp).
Armament: 4 twin-mounted 203mm/50 caliber naval guns, 8 76mm/50 caliber anti-aircraft guns, 8 37mm/60 caliber anti-aircraft guns, 4 twin-mounted 13.2mm/76 caliber anti-aircraft machine guns, 2 triple-mounted 550mm torpedo tubes, and 2 carrier-based aircraft.
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****Suffren-class heavy cruisers****
The Suffren-class heavy cruisers were the second generation of treaty-type heavy cruisers of the Vichy French Navy, consisting of four ships. They were named after the 18th-century naval admirals Suffren and Duplex, the 17th-century Secretary of State for the Navy and Minister of Finance Colbert, and the army general Foch.
Ship data: Standard displacement t/full load displacement t, length 194.00 meters, beam 19.20 meters, draft 7.44 meters.
Power: It has 3 turbine engines, 3 auxiliary diesel engines, 8 coal-oil hybrid boilers (1 spare), 3 shafts and 3 propellers, horsepower, maximum speed of 31.3 knots, heavy oil capacity of 1,800 tons, coal capacity of 640 tons (Suffren, Colbert), range of 15 knots/4,600 nautical miles (Suffren, Colbert), and 5,300 nautical miles/15 knots (Foch, Duplecos).
Staffing: 773 (Suffren) / 752.
Armament: Four 203mm twin turrets of the 50-caliber Type 1924, eight 75mm single-barreled anti-aircraft guns of the 50-caliber Type 1924 (Suffren), twin 90mm twin-barreled anti-aircraft guns of the 50-caliber Type 1926 (Diplekos, Foch and Colbert were single-barreled), eight 37mm single-barreled guns of the 1925 Type 1925 (Suffren, the other ships had six), sixteen 13.2mm machine guns (Diplekos), two triple 550mm torpedo tubes, two launchers, and two to three seaplanes.
Protection: Side armor 50mm/54mm/60mm, deck 25mm/18mm/30mm, turret 30mm, ammunition magazine 20~50mm/20~54mm/30~60mm, conning tower 30mm.
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****Algeria-class heavy cruiser****
The Algeria-class heavy cruisers were the last and most powerful heavy cruisers built by the Vichy French Navy during World War II. The class was built ship-by-ship, with only the lead ship, the Algeria, commissioned before Vichy France's surrender, marking the swan song of the Vichy French Navy's "treaty-type heavy cruisers."
Full load displacement: tons
Length: 186.16 meters
Width: 20 meters
Draft: 7.50 meters
Staffing: 748 people
Powertrain: 4 × Rateau-Bretagne SR turbocharged engines
6 × Indret boilers
Power: horsepower
Maximum speed: 31 knots
Maximum range: 15 knots/8700 nautical miles
Heavy oil boilers: 8 units
Heavy oil carrying capacity: 2935 tons
Armament: Original:
4 × Modèle 1924 203mm 50-caliber twin-mounted naval guns
6 × Modèle 1933 100mm 45-caliber twin-mounted naval guns
4 × Modèle 1925 37mm anti-aircraft guns
4 × Modèle 1929 13.2mm quadruple Hotchkiss anti-aircraft machine gun
3 × 550 mm twin torpedo tubes
After being modified in 1941:
4 × Modèle 1924 203mm 50-caliber twin-mounted naval guns
6 × Modèle 1933 100mm 45-caliber twin-mounted naval guns
8 × Modèle 1933 37mm twin-mounted anti-aircraft guns
4 × Modèle 1929 13.2mm single-mount Hotchkiss anti-aircraft machine gun
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