Sunday, November 02, 2014

French cruiser Jurien de la Gravière - The Jurien de la Gravière was the last protected cruiser...



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French cruiser Jurien de la Gravière - The Jurien de la Gravière was the last protected cruiser built for the French Navy, named in honour of Edmond Jurien de la Gravière and his father, Pierre Roch Jurien de La Gravière.

She served in the Mediterranean during the First World War, patrolling the Strait of Otranto, repressing insurrections in Crete, and bombarding Turkey. She took part in the blockade of Greece after the Noemvriana events.

In 1920, she occupied the station of Syria, before being replaced by Cassard.

She was eventually sold for scrap in 1922.



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