From DariusP

Hello Guys,

Could I possibly ask you a favour??? Like Vladimir I also have plans to scratchbuild French cruiser Latouche-Treville but in 1/350 scale. I have drawings of the ship published in Marine magazine but I still don't have any idea about how the forward bridge (up to the first funnel) of the ship was arranged.

Thanks to you help me.

Best wishes Darius

There was 4 cruisers of that class (sistership):
-Amiral Charner
-Bruix
-Latouche Tréville
-Chanzy

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Latouche Tréville :

Waterline lenght: 109,25m
Lenght over all: 110,16m
Beam: 14.039m
Draught: fore, 5.55m - aft, 6.06m

Armament:
2T1x 194mm ML1887, on centerline ends spardeck
6T1x138,6mm ML1887 rapid fire, on side lower deck
6x65mm ML1888 rapid fire, 2 on the spardeck, 2 on the lower deck, 2 on the bridge.
4x47 rapid fire in the masts
6x37 rapid fire, 4 on the spardeck, 2 on the lower deck
4 torpedoes tubes on the armoured deck (10 torpedoes in reserve)

Armour: ( mm)
Belt: main: 90 - ends 60
Deck: On the belt: 50
Middle: 40
T1x194: around: 92 - roof 40
T1x138,6: around 92 - roof 20

Machinery:
Triple expansion, 8000shp - 19kts
2 rudders 4,350m diameter supradivergentes

Rescue boats: (in french)
1 vapeur canot 10m *
1 vapeur canot 8.85m*
1 chaloupe 10m*
2 canots 8m
1 canot major 8m
2 baleinières 8m
1 youyou 5m
1 berthon 5,6m
1 plate 3m

* : These rescue boats can be armed with a 37mm gun front or aft.



Jef