French battleship Hoche (1886)
- French battleship Hoche (1886)
The "Hoche" was an early battleship of the French Navy. Built as the third unit of the her class, her design was so modified that she often considered to a unique ship. She used the 340mm/28 Modèle 1881 gun as her main armament, like the "Marceau" class which followed, instead of the 370mm/28 Modèle 1875 gun of her half-sisters.
In 1892, off Marseilles, "Hoche" collided with the steamer "Maréchal Canrobert" which sank with the loss of 107 lives.
She was sunk as practice target by the "Jauréguiberry" and the "Pothuau" on 2 December 1913.
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External links
* [http://le.fantasque.free.fr/php3/ship.php3?page_code=hoche CUIRASSE Hoche]
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