Courbet-class battleship
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The Courbet-class battleships were the first dreadnoughts built for the French Navy. These were completed prior to WWI. The class comprised four ships: Courbet, France, Jean Bart, and Paris. All four
Jean Bart in 1914
Right elevation and deck plan as depicted in Brassey's Naval Annual 1912
Courbet after modernisation
Jean Bart was the second of four Courbet-class battleships, the first dreadnoughts built for the French Navy. She was completed before World War I as part of the 1910 naval building programme. She spe
Courbet-class battleship
…battleships were the first dreadnoughts built for the French Navy. These were completed prior to WWI. The class comprised four ships: Courbet, France, Jean Bart, and Paris. All four ships were deployed to the Mediterranean Sea for the entirety of World War I, spending most of their time escorting French troop…
Patriotic postcard featuring Jean Bart posted from Malta (1915)
Océan in Toulon, circa 1939