The (CSM, Superior Naval Council) was an advisory body to the
Minister of the Navy Minister of the Navy may refer to:
* Minister of the Navy (France)
* Minister of the Navy (Italy)
The Italian Minister of the Navy ( it, Ministri della Marina del Regno) was a member in the Council Ministers until 1947, when the ministry merged ...
that was formed on 5 December 1889. It consisted of the
Chief of the Naval Staff, the (Director of Equipment), the and various admirals. "The CSM advised the minister on the military characteristics of new designs and drew up the staff requirements including
displacement
Displacement may refer to:
Physical sciences
Mathematics and Physics
*Displacement (geometry), is the difference between the final and initial position of a point trajectory (for instance, the center of mass of a moving object). The actual path ...
, offensive/defensive qualities, speed and endurance."
[Jordan & Caresse, p. 20]
Citations
Bibliography
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*{{cite book , last1=Jordan , first1=John , last2=Caresse , first2=Philippe , title=French Battleships of World War One , date=2017 , publisher=Naval Institute Press, location=Annapolis, Maryland , isbn=978-1-59114-639-1 , name-list-style=amp
French Navy
French military staff
French Third Republic
1889 establishments in France