THE FRENCH NAVY
nine battleships included t United Tress A«sn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received July 3, 11 a.m.) LONDON, July 2 The French Navy is a powerful war machine. Its strength has been greatly increased since the war, about 20 ships, most of them destroyers, havjng been completed. Present strength is: Battleships, nine: Dunkerque. Strasbourg, Jean Bart, Richelieu (modern); Bretagne, Provence and Lorraine (built 1913): Courbet (1911); Paris (1912). Aircraft carrier: One. Bearn (laid down 1914, launched 1920, refitted 1927). Seaplane carrier: One. Commandant Teste. Cruisers: 19. Destroyers, 57. Submarines. 80: Torpedo boats, 13. Mine layers. 2. France also has a large number of escort patrol vessels and submarine chasers.
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Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21155, 3 July 1940, Page 7
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