French cruiser Gueydon
| History | |
|---|---|
 France | |
| Name | Gueydon |
| Namesake | Louis Henri de Gueydon |
| Builder | Arsenal de Toulon |
| Launched | 20 September 1899 |
| In service | 1 September 1903 |
| Fate | Destroyed in Brest harbour, 1944 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Armoured cruiser |
| Displacement | 9,516 tonnes |
| Length | 139.90 m |
| Propulsion | 3 engines and 3 propellers, 21 500 HP |
| Speed | 21.4 knots |
| Armament | list error: <br /> list (help) 2 × 194mm/40 Modèle 1893 guns 8 × 163mm/45 Modèle 1893 guns |
| Notes | Ships in class include: Gueydon, Montcalm, Dupetit-Thouars |
The Gueydon was an armoured cruiser of the French Navy, lead ship of her class. She was named in honour of Louis Henri de Gueydon, first governor of Algeria under the 3rd Republic.
Gueydon was commissioned in Toulon harbour in 1903, and undertook a first campaign to East Asia. She took part in the First World War, supervising patrols in Southern America and in the Caribbean.
In 1923, she was refitted in Brest harbour. In 1926, she was again modified to serve as a gunnery school; she entered this role the following year, replacing the armoured cruiser Pothuau in Brest.
In 1943, she was cosmetically modified by the Germans to serve as a decoy for the Prinz Eugen.
Gueydon was destroyed during the Liberation of Brest.