French battleship and battlecruiser projects between WWI and WWII

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my friend give me two pictures about french grand cruisers in 1920s&1930s .He said that these designs older than Dunkerque.(ﾉ ○ Д ○)ﾉ　
Any body know where these drawings comes from? A book or article?(゜ロ゜)
Why French stop these grand cruisers
design?⊙ω⊙
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Yes it was from French Battleships by Jordan and Dumas
 
Excellent book with many unbuilt projects and variants.
 
The title of this thread reminds me that probably the posting guidelines should include the advice to use a meaningful title when creating a thread.
Too many new posters try to be cute, or just show their cluelessness.
It's neither professional nor helpful.
 
Shouldn't posts on naval items should be named "SOS" instead?
Or using Morse code . . . — — — . . .
To be serious, appropriate title greatly enchance searching on forum.

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The Designs leading to Dunkerque:

Project 1926 / 17.500ton Type
205 x 24,5m, 17.500tons standard, 65km/h
180mm Magazine, 150mm Machinery Belt, 75mm Deck, 50mm Slopes
2x4 305mm
3x4 130mm/40 Modéle 1924
8x1 90mm/50 Modéle 1926
12x1 37mm/50 Modéle 1925

Project 1927 / 37.000ton Type A
254 x 30,5m, 37.000tons standard, 61km/h
280mm Belt, 75mm Deck, 50mm Slopes
3x4 305mm
3x4 130mm/40 Modéle 1924
8x1 90mm/50 Modéle 1926
12x1 37mm/50 Modéle 1925

Project 1928 / 37.000ton Type B
235 x 31m, 37.000tons standard, 50km/h
280mm Belt, 75mm Deck, 50mm Slopes
3x2 406mm
4x4 130mm/40 Modéle 1924
8x1 90mm/50 Modéle 1926
12x1 37mm/50 Modéle 1925

Project 1929 / 23.690ton Type
196 x 28 x 8,5m, 23.690tons standard, 54km/h
280mm Belt, 75mm Deck, 50mm Slopes
2x3,1x4 305mm
4x2 130mm/40 Modéle 1924
8x2 100mm/45 Modéle 1927

Project 1930 / 25.000ton Type
205 x 27,5m, 25.400tons standard, 56km/h
230mm Belt, 145mm Magazine, 130mm Machinery Deck, 50mm Slopes
2x4 305mm
3x4 130mm/45 Modéle 1932
8x1 90mm/50 Modéle 1926
12x1 37mm/50 Modéle 1925

Project 1932 / 26.500ton Type
215 x 31,1m, 26.500tons standard, 35.700tons full load, 55km/h
250mm Belt likely 11° inclaniation, 155mm Magazine, 140mm Machinery Deck, 50mm Slopes
2x4 330mm Modéle 1931
4x4 130mm/45 Modéle 1932
8x1 90mm/50 Modéle 1926
12x1 37mm/50 Modéle 1933
 
I would be interested in French Gun projects of the pre WW2 post WW1 period if anybody knows any?
There is of course the 450mm Modéle 1918 and 1920 weapons but I know no others till the Dunkerque's 330mm Modéle 1931. These projects shows 305 and 406mm weapons.
Apart of course from the smaller calibre Crusier, Destroyer and AA weapons
 
That I've heard a non-official proposal or likely a wrongly represented proposal (Like the early No.13 drawings of the IJN ) of the data than avaiable.
Such Admital deFeo style arrangement (All main turrets on the center of the ship between the superstructures) were not studied by the MN only after 1930 with the emerge of the Richelieu class
 

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