Courbet-class
An item dated Nauen 14th reported that the French battleship Paris which participated in bombarding the defence works of the Riffian people along the Alhucemas Baywhile firing around 2.150 shots was on her turn damaged by Riffian coastal batteries. She was now lying at Oran, Algeria for repairs.
Notes
1. Laid down at the F.C. de la Mediterranee, La Seyne-sur-Mer on 10 November 1911, launched on 28 September 1912, commissioned on 1 August 1914, modernized 25 October 1922-25 November 1923, 16 August 1927-15 January 1929 and 1 July 1934-21 May 1935, school ship since 1 October 1931, rearmed as a result of the German invasion of France on 10 May 1940, seek refuge in England in June 1940, sized at Plymouth by the British government on 3 July 1940, used since then by the British navy as depot ship and by the Polish navy as barracks, towed to Brest, France and used there as depot ship since July 1945 and finally sold to be broken up on 21 December 1955 which was executed at La Seyne from June 1956 on. Of the Courbet-class consisting of the Courbet, Jean Bart, Paris and France preceded by the Danton-class and succeeded by the Bretagne-class.
2. France joined in 1924 Spain in the Rif War or Second Moroccan War 1920-1926 against the Republic of the Rif.
