Featured Article Quiz #179
Lyon-class battleship
#1 The Lyon class was planned to include four battleships with these names:
Lyon, Lille, Duquesne, and Tourville
Lyon, Normandie, Provence, and Bretagne
Courbet, Jean Bart, Strasbourg, and Dunkerque
#2 Why was the Lyon class design ultimately stopped?
World War I began in August 1914, disrupting shipbuilding and leaving none of the ships laid down
A naval treaty in 1913 limited France’s battleship construction to 20 ships
The ships were cancelled because the 34 cm guns were found to be inaccurate
#3 According to the final plan, the Lyon-class battleships would have used which main armament configuration?
Sixteen 34 cm Modèle 1912M guns in four quadruple turrets
Eight 38 cm guns in two twin turrets
Twelve 30 cm guns in three triple turrets