La Galissonnière-class cruisers

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ship
light cruiser
gptkbp:antiAircraftArmament 8 × 37 mm guns
12 × 13.2 mm machine guns
gptkbp:armament 8 × 90 mm guns
9 × 152 mm/55 guns
gptkbp:armorBelt 105 mm
gptkbp:armorDeck 38 mm
gptkbp:beam 17.48 m
gptkbp:complement 557
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:France
gptkbp:designedBy French naval architects
gptkbp:displacement 7600 tons (standard)
gptkbp:draught 5.28 m
gptkbp:enteredService 1935
gptkbp:fate some scuttled at Toulon 1942
some served with Free French Naval Forces
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label La Galissonnière-class cruisers
gptkbp:length 179.5 m
gptkbp:notableAction gptkb:Operation_Torch
gptkb:Battle_of_Casablanca
gptkbp:notableFor considered among the best balanced light cruisers of their time
gptkbp:notableShip gptkb:Jean_de_Vienne
gptkb:Montcalm
gptkb:Georges_Leygues
gptkb:Marseillaise
gptkb:La_Galissonnière
Gloire
gptkbp:numberBuilt 6
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:French_Navy
gptkbp:precededBy Emile Bertin-class cruiser
gptkbp:propulsion 4 boilers
4 shaft Parsons turbines
gptkbp:range 5500 nautical miles at 18 knots
gptkbp:speed 31 knots
gptkbp:successor gptkb:De_Grasse-class_cruiser
gptkbp:torpedoTubes 6 × 550 mm
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Vichy_French_Navy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7