Wikipedia article of the day for July 5, 2026

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The Lyon class was a set of battleships planned for the French Navy (Marine Nationale) in 1913, with construction scheduled to begin in 1915. The class was to have consisted of four ships, named Lyon, Lille, Duquesne, and Tourville. The first two were named for cities in France, and the latter pair honored the French admirals Abraham Duquesne and Anne Hilarion de Tourville. The Lyon class would have featured superior firepower over the previous Normandie class, utilizing a fourth quadruple-gun turret to mount a total of sixteen 34 cm (13.4 in) guns. The French were aware that the latest British battleships—the Queen Elizabeth class—were to be armed with 38 cm (15 in) guns, but they believed that their 34 cm guns would be effective at the expected battle ranges in the Mediterranean. Construction on the Lyon class was cancelled due to the outbreak of World War I in August 1914, before any of the ships were laid down.