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Brennus was the first pre-dreadnought battleship built for the French Navy. Completed in 1896, she was a unique ironclad battleship, with a main battery of heavy guns mounted on the centerline and the first use of Belleville boilers. She formed the basis for several subsequent designs, beginning with Charles Martel. As completed in 1893, the ship was very top-heavy and had to be rebuilt over the next three years before she was ready to enter service. Brennus spent the majority of her service in the Mediterranean Squadron, and she served as its flagship early in her career. As newer battleships were commissioned into the fleet, Brennus was relegated to the Reserve Squadron in the early 1900s and then served as a training ship. The ship had been decommissioned before the First World War began in August 1914 and was disarmed in 1915. She served as a source of spare parts and equipment for other ships during the war. Her hulk was stricken from the naval register in 1919 and was ultimately scrapped three years later. (Full article...)
That actually isn't a blurb ... that's the lead word-for-word, at 1109 characters. We aim for 925–1025, but all of that looks important to me. Anyone want to trim it a little? - Dank (push to talk) 15:54, 12 December 2019 (UTC)
- We could drop the line about Framée - that'd get us in the ballpark, wouldn't it? Parsecboy (talk) 16:31, 12 December 2019 (UTC)
- In the ballpark ... 1045 now. - Dank (push to talk) 16:34, 12 December 2019 (UTC)