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French naval ensignFrance French dreadnought battleship
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Construction
Ordered:
Laid down:
Launched:
Commissioned: August 1914
Constructor:
Courbet class
Ships: Jean Bart, Courbet, France, Paris.
Fate
Ran aground, 26 August 1922.

France was flagship of the Mediterranean fleet in 1916 and served at Corfu and Mudros.

On the 26 August 1922 France hit an uncharted rock in Quiberon Bay during a storm. She was left to break up after attempts at salvaging her failed.

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