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Jefgte · Joined: 27 Feb 2007 Posts: 65 Location: France

Here is the link to the French Plans:

http://www.servicehistorique.sga.defense.gouv.fr/02fonds-collections/banquedocuments/planbato/planbato/listebato/listebato.php

Jef
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tone · Site Admin Joined: 29 Oct 2004 Posts: 487 Location: Boston

I added this to the sources page some time back. It is great stuff.

tone

maxyang · Joined: 31 Oct 2004 Posts: 100 Location: Shanghai, China

Yes, very good stuff. Don't call me crazy as I have downloaded every picture (and PDFs) of it. With other stuff, it ate up 8G harddisk space with 20000+ files. :)

Jefgte · Joined: 27 Feb 2007 Posts: 65 Location: France

Plans of the BB Gascogne & BB Clemenceau are recently added.

Very nice look BB

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RobB · Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 6:26 pm Post subject: French plans

Jef, I found the link to the French plans very interesting. Many thanks. I have always admired the Jauréguiberry, and looking at the plans, especially the very advanced loading mechanisms, shows what a formidable ship she must have been. Anyway, here are a few renditions of the ship.

Designed by Mr Lagane, and built at la Seyne.
Launched 1893. 11,900 tons, Complement 607, Length (waterline) 364 x 72.5 x 29 (max) feet. Guns 2 – 305mm (12”), 2 x 274 mm (10.8”) and 8 x 138 mm (6”) in four twin turrets. 16 x 47mm quick firing guns, 8 x 37mm QF, and 4 x 37mm Gatling guns.
4 x 18” torpedo tubes. Steel armour, 17.75” – 9.75” in belt, 14.5” on turrets.

Designed HP 14,200 IHP. 24 boilers in three boiler rooms

and firing a broadside

and in gray

MarkD · Joined: 25 Sep 2006 Posts: 63

Very nice!

I've downloaded quite a few of the French plans (for future use). The detail on many of them is fantastic.

I started work on a detailed steam engine model based on the prints from the Cassini (1894):

and from the Amiral Cecille (1888):

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tone · Site Admin Joined: 29 Oct 2004 Posts: 487 Location: Boston

Very pleased by what I am seeing here. I will soon try to set up a page for the French BB and hope to see something built around those engine models. Maybe a technical essay?

tone

Jefgte · Joined: 27 Feb 2007 Posts: 65 Location: France

Waouuuhhh!!!

Superb drawings

Jef
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Iain · Joined: 26 Sep 2006 Posts: 150

Am I correct in thinking that dimensions are millimeters? 108,600 mm for a length of Jaureguiberry seems to be reasonable, as using cm gives a length of three super-tankers.

At the same time, what I take to be the table of offsets (ma francais maritime n'est pas tres bien) looks like it's in meters.
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Jefgte · Joined: 27 Feb 2007 Posts: 65 Location: France

Interresting link about Jauréguibérry

http://www.navires-14-18.com/fichiers/J/JAUREGUIBERRY_MN_V4.pdf

Jef :D
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maxyang · Joined: 31 Oct 2004 Posts: 100 Location: Shanghai, China

waoh, that engine looks very cool, i need to work more on the details and hope i can put one of those nice piece of work into my ship too

Nikto1 · Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Posts: 12

My five cents)

Nikto1 · Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Posts: 12

http://www.battleships.ru/radikal/video.htm

JohnMGD · Joined: 17 Dec 2009 Posts: 4

Sorry Nikto1, but I don't see any picture when I click on one of the thumbnailes !!!!

JohnMGD.

Ironman · Joined: 08 Mar 2010 Posts: 104 Location: Washington

I tried the link,.. says 404 not found.

Mike