French Battleship Dunkerque Photo

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A nice 9 inch x 7 inch B/W original photo of the Dunkerque

History

France
Name	Dunkerque
Namesake	City of Dunkirk
Laid down	24 December 1932
Launched	2 October 1935
Commissioned	1 May 1937
Fate	Scuttled, 27 November 1942; scrapped, 1958
General characteristics
Class and type	Dunkerque-class battleship
Displacement	26,500 t (26,100 long tons) (standard) 35,500 t (34,900 long tons) (deep load)
Length	214.5 m (704 ft)
Beam	31.08 m (102.0 ft)
Draft	8.7 m (29 ft)
Installed power	107,500 shp (80,200 kW) (designed) 135,585 shp (101,106 kW) (maximum) 6 Indret boilers
Propulsion	4 Shafts; 4 geared steam turbines
Speed	29.5 knots (54.6 km/h; 33.9 mph) (designed) 31.06 knots (57.52 km/h; 35.74 mph) (max)
Range	7,850 nmi (14,540 km; 9,030 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) 2,450 nmi (4,540 km; 2,820 mi) at 28.5 knots (52.8 km/h; 32.8 mph)
Crew	1,381–1,431
Armament	8 × 330 mm (13.0 in) guns 16 × 130 mm (5.1 in) DP guns 8 × single 37 mm (1.5 in) AA guns 32 × 13.2 mm (0.52 in) AA machineguns
Armor	Belt armor: 225 mm (8.9 in) Main deck: 115 mm (4.5 in) Gun turrets: 330 mm (13 in) Conning tower: 270 mm (11 in)
Aircraft carried	2 floatplanes