French 1913 Battlecruiser Design by M. Gille


My impression of the 1913 design by M. Gille.
Note the two quad turrets aft, while only one quad is forward.

Displacement
28,000 tons
Dimensions
unknown
Draught
unknown
Complement
1200 Design
Main guns
12 x 13.4/45" (3 x 4)
Secondary guns
20 x 5.46/55" (24 x 1)
AA Guns
6 x 2.95/50 AA (6 x 1)
Torpedo tubes
6 x 17.7 Submerged
Armour Belt
10.6 "
Turret Armor
undecided, but similar to Normandie Class battleships, which had 13.4" faceplates
Deck Armor
undecided
Conning Tower Armor
undecided, but similar to Normandie, which had 11.8"
Boilers
22 Belleville boilers, coal with supplementary oil burners
Turbines
4 sets, probably Parsons type
Power output
80,000 shp design
Shafts
4
Speed
28 knots design
Range
unknown
Fuel
unknown
Aircraft
none



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