Wednesday's wierd warship, the french navy's Jeanne D'arc
Jeanne D'arc class armored cruiser
Displacement. 11300 t.
Lenght. 475'8"
Beam. 63'8"
Draft. 26'6"
Speed. 21.7 k.
Complement. 651
Armament. 2 7.6"; 14 5.5"; 16 3pdr; 8 1pdr; 2 18" tt.
Jeanne D'arc was laid down at Toulon France in October 1896 and launched in June 1898 and commissioned in 1902. She was much larger and faster than any other french armored cruiser. She would have made a good warship, if only she were used as such. She spent almost all of her career as a training ship before being scrapped in 1934.