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French Cruiser Montcalm (1900)
''Montcalm'' was a armoured cruiser built for the French Navy in the 1890s. The ship saw service during World War I in the Pacific. Following the war, ''Montcalm'' was used as an accommodation ship. In 1934, the vessel was renamed ''Trémintin'' and was sunk during World War II by British aircraft. Design and description Designed by the naval architect Emile Bertin, the ''Gueydon''-class ships were intended to fill the commerce-raiding strategy of the Jeune École. They measured long overall with a beam of and had a draught of . ''Montcalm'' displaced . The ship had a crew of 566 officers and enlisted men.Chesneau & Kolesnik, p. 305 The ''Gueydon'' class had three vertical triple-expansion steam engines, each driving a single propeller shaft. Steam for ''Montcalm''s engines was provided by 20 Normand Sigaudy boilers and they were rated at a total of that gave them a speed of . The ships carried up to of coal and could steam for at a speed of .Silverstone, p. 79 The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis-Joseph De Montcalm
Louis-Joseph de Montcalm-Grozon, Marquis de Montcalm de Saint-Veran (28 February 1712 – 14 September 1759) was a French soldier best known as the commander of the forces in North America during the Seven Years' War (whose North American theatre is also referred to as the French and Indian War). Montcalm was born near Nîmes in France to a noble family, and entered military service early in life. He saw service in the War of the Polish Succession and the War of the Austrian Succession, where his distinguished service led to promotion to brigadier general. In 1756 King Louis XV sent him to New France to lead its defence against the British in the Seven Years' War. Montcalm met with notable successes in 1756, 1757 and 1758, but British mobilisation of large numbers of troops against New France led to military setbacks in 1758 and 1759 (when, in January, he was promoted to lieutenant general), culminating in Montcalm's death at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham. Montcalm's s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
