MODERN FRENCH CRUISER.
THE MONTCALM AX SYDNEY; --'A typical specimen of modern French cruisers arrived ;in 'Port. Jackson recently. She .is the first-class cruiser Montcalm, ; of 10,000 tons, and,'is entirely different iii .appearance 'to. .any ■other foroign:ship of war.previously'seen, at - .TJifj .hull .somewhat .resemWes;;the :Pop'erful's, with the exception 'tliO'. ; jttoiitcalj|;-.has ;a ;-short ; low i-quartcr-dcck-af t j -and is of a - dark grey. The positions of the funnels/ though, give her a.peculiarly French appearance.' Tho Montcalm has wireless,' but 1 " it is : not sot .up. on - such tall masts .as ■on ', tho?British' cruisers.- The', French bruiser is' not quite' so; largo, 'asßho Powerful, nor equal in efficiency;',' She js -heavily armoured around , the water liftb 'and about the turrets. Her .guns range, from 7iin. down to ~' machine guns, and she can steam up-to 21.18 -knots- She has just completed ■a' three years' cruise of the world.
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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1031, 21 January 1911, Page 4
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