Wiktionary Daily Article - République-Class Battleship 7th April 2021

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The République class consisted of a pair of pre-dreadnought
battleships—République and Patrie (pictured)—built for the French
Navy in the early 1900s. They were a significant improvement over
previous French battleships, with the same four 305 mm (12 in) guns
and eighteen 164 mm (6.5 in) guns, but with most of the 164 mm guns
mounted in gun turrets rather than in casemates. They also had more
effective armored protection. Both ships entered service in
January 1907, shortly after the British HMS Dreadnought made all
existing battleships obsolescent. During World War I, both ships
operated in the Mediterranean. Patrie supported the Gallipoli campaign
from May 1915 and République joined her in January 1916. Both ships
then became involved in Greece, where they assisted a coup against the
neutral but pro-German government that ultimately led to Greece's entry
into the war on the side of the Allies. Neither ship saw any further
action. République was decommissioned in 1921, and Patrie not until
1937.

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