French cruiser Montcalm (1900)

*Montcalm*
	A French postcard of Montcalm at speed
History
France
Name	Montcalm
Namesake	Louis-Joseph de Montcalm
Builder	Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée
Laid down	27 September 1898
Launched	27 March 1900
Commissioned	24 March 1902
Renamed	Trémintin, 26 September 1934
Reclassified	Accommodation ship, 28 October 1928
Stricken	28 October 1926
Fate	Sunk 16 August 1944
General characteristics
Class and type	Gueydon-class armoured cruiser
Displacement	9,177 tonnes (9,032 long tons)
Length	137.97 m (452 ft 8 in)
Beam	19.38 m (63 ft 7 in)
Draught	7.67 m (25 ft 2 in)
Installed power	20,000 PS (15,000 kW); 20 Normand Sigaudy boilers;
Propulsion	3 Shafts, 3 vertical triple-expansion steam engines
Speed	21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Range	8,500 nmi (15,700 km; 9,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement	566
Armament	2 × single 194 mm (7.6 in)/40 guns; 8 × single 164 mm (6.5 in)/45 guns; 4 × single 100 mm (3.9 in)/45 guns; 10 × single 47 mm (1.9 in)/55 guns; 4 × single 37 mm (1.5 in) guns; 2 × 450 mm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes;
Armour	Waterline belt: 80–150 mm (3.1–5.9 in); Deck: 30–55 mm (1.2–2.2 in); Gun turrets: 160–176 mm (6.3–6.9 in);

Montcalm was a Gueydon-class 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.

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