French battleship Dunkerque

Dunkerque was a Dunkerque-class battleship, operated by the Marine Nationale. The ship was named after City of Dunkirk. Her keel was laid at Arsenal de Brest on 24 December 1932. Launched on 2 October 1935, she entered service on 1 May 1937.

Her class ran to two ships. The class followed the Lyon-class battleship and was succeeded by the Richelieu-class battleship.

Displacement was 26,081 long tons standard and 34,939 long tons at full load. She measured 214.5 m (704 ft) long with a beam of 31.1 m (102 ft). Her designed speed was 29.5 knots.

Her main battery was eight 330 mm (13.0 in) guns. Her belt armour was 225 mm (8.9 in) and her deck 115 mm. She carried two aircraft. Her machinery developed 107,500 shp.

She was in commission for 1,183 days of the Second World War.

She was scuttled on 27 November 1942. The wreck survives.

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