Rigault de Genouilly-class cruiser
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Rigault de Genouilly-class cruiser
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The Rigault de Genouilly class was a pair of unprotected cruisers—Rigault de Genouilly and Éclaireur—that were built for the French Navy in the 1870s. The ships were rated as third-class cruisers and were intended to fill multiple roles, including as scouts for the French fleet, and to patrol the French colonial empire; as such, they were given a high top speed of 15 knots and were optimized to use their sailing rig for long voyages abroad. They were armed with a main battery of eight 138.6 mm (
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rigault_de_Genouilly-class_cruiser
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2023-04-27T22:17:34Z
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