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République class - Having taken five years to complete, the République class had been rendered obsolete by H.M.S. Dreadnought by the time they entered service.
Danton class - An intermediate class between pre-Dreadnought and Dreadnought type designs, France persisted with building them even after most other nations had abandoned the concept.
Courbet class - France's first Dreadnoughts, although reverting to orthodox practice of casemated secondary armament, contained a number of features ahead of British and American design.
Bretagne class - Similar in size to the Courbet Class, but with a heavier main armament.
Dunkerque class - The first battleships to mount the main armament in quadruple turrets.
Richelieu class - An enlarged Dunkerque, the Richelieu class fought for both the Allies and the Axis during World War II.
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Battleships of France