French battleship Condorcet (1909)
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The Diderot, sistership of the Condorcet |
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| Career (France) | |
|---|---|
| Namesake: | Marquis de Condorcet |
| Builder: | AC de la Loire, St Nazaire |
| Laid down: | 23 August 1907 |
| Launched: | 25 July 1909 |
| Commissioned: | 25 July 1911 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Danton class battleship |
| Displacement: | 18,318 tonnes standard, 19763 tonnes full load |
| Length: | 144.9 m |
| Beam: | 25.8 m |
| Draught: | 9.2 m |
| Propulsion: | 4 shaft Parsons turbines, 26 Bellville or Niclausse coal fired boilers, 22,500 hp |
| Speed: | 19.2 knots |
| Complement: | up to 923 |
| Armament: |
4 × 305mm/45 Modèle 1906 guns in twin mounts |
| Armour: |
270 mm Belt |
The Condorcet was a pre-dreadnought battleship of the French Navy.
She was used as a depot ship after 1931. Her hulk was scuttled during the Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon in 1942.

