So the solution they came up with was to just put more guns per turret, hence Normandie's rather compact size. The reason, or so I have read, for Normandie's unique quadruple turret design was that at the time, the French shipyards were unable to build or service warships much larger than the ones they already had. The majority of the guns to be used on the Normandie's were re purposed for use by the army in the end. The post war french economy saw these hulls eventually broken up and scrapped, though several proposals to complete them were brought up. Normandie and her siblings were ordered in 1912-1913, and while sister ships were completed enough to be launched, the project was ultimately cancelled due to the first world war and the shifting production requirements that resulted. Of course, this honor went to the Dunkerque class in the end. The Normandie was to be the lead ship among four other sisters (One, Bearn, to be completed as an aircraft carrier) of super dreadnought battleships and the first ship to be fitted with quadruple gun batteries. ![]() I just wanted to drop my review based on my own personal experiences regarding Normandie, but first, a little history for those interested (if not, scroll down :)]
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