The French battleship "Voltaire" at full speedText:513. Le Cuirassé "Voltaire" à toute vitesse — The French battleship "Voltaire" at full speedCollection F. C ???
513. Le Cuirassé "Voltaire" à toute vitesse — The French battleship "Voltaire" at full speedCollection F. C ???
A French semi-dreadnought battleship of the Danton class, Voltaire spent the war in the Mediterranean Sea patrolling the Dardanelles and the mouth of the Adriatic Sea to prevent Turkish and Austro-Hungarian ships from entering the Mediterranean.In August 1914, Voltaire patrolled off Sicily during the hunt for Goeben and Breslau as they made their way to Turkish waters.Length (waterline): 145m/475ft 9in; Beam: 25.83m/84ft 9inMaximum speed: 20.7 knotsArmament: 4 305mm/12in, 50 caliber; 12 240mm/9.4in, 50 caliber; 16 12pdr; 10 3 pdr; 2 45.72cm/18in torpedo tubesArmor: waterline: 270mm/10.6in; main battery and conning tower: 300mm/11.8inCrew: 681
Voltaire is a battleship.