The Lyon-class battleships were a pair of battleships in the Marine Nationale from the mid 1920s onwards. They were designed in the early 1920s as a counter to the Francesco Caracciolo-class battleships of the Regia Marina.
The two ships were named Lyon and Lille and were constructed at the AC de la Loire St. Nazaire and FC de la Méditerranée, La Seyne shipyards respectively in September 1922.
Specifications[]
Original Configuration[]
- Type: Battleship
- Service Period: 1926-1934
- Characteristics:
- Length: 663 feet 6 inches (202.24 meters)
- Beam: 90 feet (27.43 meters)
- Draught: 28 feet 9 inches (8.76 meters)
- Displacement: 33,947 tons (Standard); 36,202 tons (Full Load)
- Crew: 1,471
- Propulsion: 8 x oil fired boilers, 4 x geared steam turbines, 4 x shafts, 110,000 shp (82,500 kW)
- Range: 7,500 nautical miles (13,890 kilometers) at 12 knots (22.22 km/h)
- Speed: 28 knots (51.86 km/h)
- Armament:
- 10 x 381mm/45 Modele 1923 naval guns (2x2, 2x3)
- 16 x 139mm/40 Modele 1923 naval guns (8x2)
- 10 x 75mm/50 Modele 1922 anti-aircraft guns (5x2)
- 24 x 13.2mm/50 Modele 1927 anti-aircraft machine guns (12x2)
- Armour:
- Belt: 14-inches (355.6 mm)
- Deck: 4.5-inches (114.3 mm)
- Guns:
- Front: 14-inches (355.6 mm)
- Sides: 10-inches (254 mm)
- Barbette: 14-inches (355.6 mm)
- Conning Tower: 8-inches (203.2 mm)
Refit Configuration[]
- Type: Battleship
- Service Period: 1937-1956
- Characteristics:
- Length: 663 feet 6 inches (202.24 meters)
- Beam: 90 feet (27.43 meters)
- Draught: 28 feet 9 inches (8.76 meters)
- Displacement: 33,947 tons (Standard); 36,202 tons (Full Load)
- Crew: 1,471
- Propulsion: 6 x Indret boilers, 4 x Parsons geared turbines, 4 x shafts, 115,000 shp (86,250 kW)
- Range: 7,850 nautical miles (14,538 kilometers) at 15 knots (27.78 km/h)
- Speed: 28 knots (51.86 km/h)
- Armament:
- 10 x 381mm/45 Modele 1935 naval guns (2x2, 2x3)
- 16 x 100mm/45-caliber Modele 1933 dual purpose naval guns (8x2)
- 24 x 37mm/50-caliber CAIL Modele 1933 anti-aircraft guns (12x2)
- Armour:
- Belt: 14-inches (355.6 mm)
- Deck: 4.5-inches (114.3 mm)
- Guns:
- Front: 14-inches (355.6 mm)
- Sides: 10-inches (254 mm)
- Barbette: 14-inches (355.6 mm)
- Conning Tower: 8-inches (203.2 mm)
Unit Run[]
- MN Lyon
- MN Lille