![]() Therefore the French Battleships fleet was separated into three distinct groups, 1914 dreadnought classes (Courbet and Bretagne), 1909 pre-dreadnoughts of the Republique and Danton class and "Jeune Ecole" era pre-dreadnoughts which were for the most part, quite unusual. Unfortunately the war broke out before his plans, passed onto his successors, could see the light of day. ![]() carte postale Pages14-18 uploaded by Raphodon src (CC) The latter decided to stop this absurd trend and concentrate on more conventional homogeneous and large classes of battleships and battlecruisers. One of the most crucial aspects of her fleet was the apparent lack of coherence in battleships There were literally no homogenous classes built during the 1880-90s and up to the arrival of Admiral Boué de Lapeyrère. France has been very active in the development of a new artillery shell (Paixhans incendiary shells), adoption of steam on capital ships, first ironclad, and innovative submarines and torpedo boats. There has been a collection of concepts and experiments to compensate the French inferiority in numbers compared to the arch-rival, the Royal Navy, by innovation. ![]() The French Navy was under the influence of the ' Jeune Ecole' ('Young School') during the years 1820-1909. Battleship Henri IV (1899) France (1899) - France's strangest pre-dreadnought Background ![]()
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