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French Cruiser Chasseloup-Laubat
''Chasseloup-Laubat'' was a protected cruiser of the built in the 1890s for the French Navy, the last of three ships of the class. The ''Friant''-class cruisers were ordered as part of a construction program directed at strengthening the fleet's cruiser force. At the time, France was concerned with the growing naval threat of the Italian and German fleets, and the new cruisers were intended to serve with the main fleet, and overseas in the French colonial empire. ''Chasseloup-Laubat'' and her two sister ships were armed with a main battery of six guns, were protected by an armor deck that was thick, and were capable of steaming at a top speed of . ''Chasseloup-Laubat'' spent her early career in the Northern Squadron, which was based in the English Channel. During this period, her time was primarily occupied conducting training exercises. She was sent to East Asia in response to the Boxer Uprising in Qing China by 1901, and she remained there through 1902. ''Chasseloup-Laubat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arsenal De Cherbourg
Cherbourg Naval Base is a naval base in Cherbourg Harbour, Cherbourg, Manche Departments of France, department, Normandy. The town has been a base of the French Navy since the opening of the military port in 1813. History Early works Cherbourg had been a stronghold since Roman times, and was one of the strongest fortresses of the Hundred Years War. But until the 18th century it had only a shallow harbour, minor commercial activity and no military development. In the 17th century the military engineer Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban, Vauban drew up plans to develop Cherbourg into a port where passing ships could shelter from attack or storms. Vauban's plans included an artificial harbour, and the quadrupling of the size of the city. The project was eventually abandoned, before being temporarily revived under Louis XV of France, Louis XV. The British raid on Cherbourg in 1758 however caused severe damage to the barely completed commercial port. By the 1770s, with French involvement ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
