French cruiser Condé

The French cruiser Condé was one of five Gloire-class armored cruisers built for the French Navy (Marine Nationale) in the early 1900s. Fitted with a mixed armament of 194-millimeter (7.6 in) and 164.7-millimeter (6.5 in) guns, the ships were designed for service with the fleet. Completed in 1904, Condé joined her sister ships in the Northern Squadron (Escadre du Nord). She was transferred to the Mediterranean Squadron (Escadre de la Méditerranée) two years later, but rejoined the 2nd Light Squadron (2^e Escadre légère), as the units based in northwestern France had been renamed, in 1912, together with two of her sisters.

Condé was transferred to the Atlantic Division (Division de l'Atlantique) in early 1914 and protected French interests and citizens during the Mexican Revolution. She was still there when World War I began in August and spent most of the war unsuccessfully hunting for German commerce raiders. The cruiser was sent to North Russia in mid-1919 as part of the Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War and covered the evacuation of Allied troops later that year. The ship was placed in reserve the following year and became a barracks ship two years later. In 1928 Condé became a training ship until she was hulked in 1933, although she continued to be used. The cruiser was captured during the German invasion of France in 1940 and was used as a depot ship until she was sunk in 1944. Her wreck was scrapped ten years later.