Latest News About French Battleship Strasbourg

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The Strasbourg was the second and last battleship of the Dunkerque class built for the French Navy before World War II. She was slightly more heavily armoured than the Dunkerque. In 1922, the Washington Naval Treaty imposed a ten-year moratorium on the construction of new battleships. France was allowed to replace two old battleships after 1927 for a total of 70,000 tons. In 1925, the first Italian Trento-class cruiser was laid down, and launched the following year; these ships could...

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The ship arrived on 16 June and departed again on 21 June to begin official acceptance trials. Modifications were done from 22 to 30 June, followed by more sea trials that continued into August. Gunnery trials were performed on 24–25 August off the island of Ushant, and the ship was formally commissioned on 15 September.

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