French battleship Voltaire (1909)
- French battleship Voltaire (1909)
The "Voltaire" was a pre-dreadnought battleship of the French Navy.
During the First World War, she was hit by two torpedoes launched by the Unterseeboot B-64, but survived thanks to the compartments of her hull.
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