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FRN14 BB Paris (1:2400)

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This pack contains one Paris Class Battleship.

Upgraded from WWI, the ship was sunk in 1940 by the British after the French surrender.

A dreadnought of the Courbet class entering service Aug. 1914. After WWI, she underwent refits: combining of the first and second funnels, addition of a tripod mast, improved range-finding and fire-control, as well as an augmented AA suite. 

Interned in Portsmouth following the fall of France, she spent the remainder of the war serving as a depot and barracks ship. Returning to France, it continued as a depot vessel until stricken and broken up in 1956.

Additional Information

Date from 1915
Date to 1940