French cruiser Condé 1944
Marker: recorded wreck position (Second World War).
Key facts
| Name | French cruiser Condé | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Year lost | 1944 | English Wikipedia lead text (year following a loss verb, parsed) |
| Era | Second World War | derived from year |
| Ship type | armored cruiser | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Nationality / flag | France | Wikidata P8047 country of registry |
| Operator | French Navy | Wikidata P137 operator |
| Sea / ocean | Bay of Biscay | Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon |
| Nearest coast | France | Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 9 km from land |
| Position | 45.5722, -0.9872 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
The French cruiser Condé was one of five Gloire-class armored cruisers built for the French Navy (Marine Nationale) in the early 1900s. Fitted with a mixed armament of 194-millimeter (7.6 in) and 164.7-millimeter (6.5 in) guns, the ships were designed for service with the fleet. Completed in 1904, Condé joined her sister ships in the Northern Squadron (Escadre du Nord). She was transferred to the Mediterranean Squadron (Escadre de la Méditerranée) two years later, but rejoined the 2nd Light Squadron (2e Escadre légère), as the units based in northwestern France had been renamed, in 1912, together with two of her sisters.
Condé was transferred to the Atlantic Division (Division de l'Atlantique) in early 1914 and protected French interests and citizens during the Mexican Revolution. She was still there when World War I began in August and spent most of the war unsuccessfully hunting for German commerce raiders. The cruiser was sent to North Russia in mid-1919 as part of the Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War and covered the evacuation of Allied troops later that year. The ship was placed in reserve the following year and became a barracks ship two years later.
Location
- Recorded position: 45.5722, -0.9872 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
- Sea / ocean: Bay of Biscay
- Nearest coast: France
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Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).
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