NFS Le President was a dreadnought battleship built for the Marine Fédérale, the sole ship of her class. She was the first dreadnought battleship built for Marine Fédérale and introduce new features. The first battleship to be equipped with Steam Turbines which greatly contribute to her top speed of 26 knots. She is generally considered the first "Fast Battleship" if revealed to the public.

Class overview

Operators: Marine Fédérale
Preceded by: L'aventure class
Succeeded by: Monsieur le Commissaire class
Completed: 1
Lost: 1

History

Name: Le President
Namesake: Raphaël Noailles, First president of Sanistan Federation
Builder: Chantier naval de la 25e Fédération
Laid down: 1844
Launched: 1849
Commissioned: 1850
Fate: Sunk at the Battle of Cape Moro, 1899

General characteristics (as built)

Type: Dreadnought battleship
Displacement: 19,750 tons
Length: 181 meters
Beam: 27 meters
Draught: 8.9 meters
Installed power: 16x Royaume-Uni Boilers
Propulsion: 4x Shafts 2x Steam turbine set
Speed: 26 knots
Range: 6,000 nmi at 15 knots
Complement: 680-720

Armament/s:
3x twin 350mm (14.1 inches)/1809 Modele de canon
16x 140mm (5.5 inches)/1827 Modele de canon
8x 25mm/1827 Modele de canon (not present)

Armour:
Belt: 9.5 inches
Deck: 1.25 inches
Bulkheads: 5-7.6 inches
Conning tower: 11 inches
Turrets: 11 inches
Barbettes: 8 inches

Images

Controls

• Standard ship controls
• Press the corresponding Ags to activate ship features
  
  
  
  • Ag1: Train weapons to starboard (activates starboard secondary weapons)
  
  
  • Ag2: Train weapons to portside (activates portside secondary weapons)
  
  
  • Ag7: Lights
  
  
• VTOL and Trim for turret controls