French cruiser Jeanne d'Arc (1930)

Jeanne d'Arc was a training cruiser built for the Marine Nationale (French Navy) during the late 1920s. She was designed both as a school ship and a fully capable warship. She saw service through the Second World War, escaping to Halifax after the fall of France and eventually joining the Free French forces before the end of the war. Post war, the cruiser resumed her duties as a training ship, being retired in 1964.

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Jeanne d'Arc in 1935
Class overview
Operators	French Navy
Preceded by	Duguay-Trouin class
Succeeded by	Émile Bertin
Built	1928–1931
In commission	1931–1964
Completed	1
Retired	1
History
France
Name	Jeanne d'Arc
Namesake	Joan of Arc
Builder	Saint-Nazaire
Laid down	September 1928
Launched	1930
Christened	14 February 1930
Commissioned	October 1931
Decommissioned	1964
Homeport	Toulon
Nickname(s)	"La Jeanne"
Fate	Scrapped
General characteristics
Type	Training cruiser
Displacement	6,500 t (6,400 long tons)
Length	170 m (557 ft 9 in)
Beam	17.7 m (58 ft 1 in)
Draught	6.5 m (21 ft 4 in)
Installed power	boilers 32,500 shp (24,200 kW)
Propulsion	2 shafts; 2 steam turbines
Speed	25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) (27.8 on trials)
Range	5,000 mi (4,300 nmi) at 14.5 knots (26.9 km/h; 16.7 mph)
Complement	28 officers 120 petty officers 424 quarter-masters and sailors 156 student officers
Armament	Initial[1] 8 × 155 mm (6.1 in)/50 guns in 4 double turrets (2 bow, 2 aft) 4 × 75 mm (3 in) anti-aircraft guns (4 × 1) 4 × 37 mm (1.5 in) light AA guns (2 × 2) 12 × 13.2 mm (0.52 in) AA machine guns (4 × 3) 2 × 550 mm (22 in) torpedo tubes (2 × 1) Refit 1943[2] 8 × 155 mm (6.1 in)/50 guns in 4 double turrets (2 bow, 2 aft) 4 × 75 mm (3 in) anti-aircraft guns (4 × 1) 6 × 40 mm (1.6 in) anti-aircraft guns (6 × 1) 20 × 20 mm (0.79 in) anti-aircraft guns (20 × 1)
Armour	Magazine box: 20 mm (0.79 in) Turrets and conning tower: 30 mm (1.2 in)
Aircraft carried	2 CAMS reconnaissance airplanes (removed in 1943 refit)