Path to the Charles Martel! Algerie (World of Warships Legends)

[@GroundWarChronicles]

ahh yes my favorite ship period. History: Algérie was the last treaty cruiser constructed for the French Navy. Designed and built in response to the Italian's Zara class of 8-inch gun cruisers, she was a totally new design and not based on the previous ships. The armoured caisson system used in Foch and Dupleix was abandoned in favour of a full armoured belt enclosing both the magazines and machinery spaces. She abandoned the unit propulsion system used previously and grouped her boilers forward leading to the reduction to a single funnel. She was one of the first vessels to utilize super heating boilers. Welding was used primarily in place of the normal rivetting in previous vessels. She maintained the same main armament but her secondary guns were increased to 100 mm guns. She served in the Mediterranean after entering service then searched for German surface raiders at the beginning of the war. She was at Toulon at the time of the Armistice and remained there until scuttled in November 1942. Normally major ships of La Marine Nationale were named after famous people or statesmen but instead she was named to honour the 100 years of French Colonial rule of Algeria. Algérie started World War II as flagship of the 1st Cruiser Squadron which also included the cruisers Dupleix, Foch, Duquesne, Tourville, Colbert and destroyers from the 5th, 7th and 9th contre-torpilleur divisions. Algérie, Dupleix, the battleship Strasbourg and the British aircraft carrier Hermes were based in Dakar in French West Africa, while searching for the German heavy cruiser Admiral Graf Spee. In March 1940, after refitting at Toulon, she accompanied the battleship Bretagne to Canada, with 3,000 cases of French gold. In April, Algérie returned to the Mediterranean and when Italy declared war on France, she helped shell Genoa in June. Her last mission before the French surrender was as a convoy escort. After the French defeat in 1940, Algérie remained with the Vichy fleet based at Toulon. Her only mission for the Vichy navy was to escort the battleship Provence back to Toulon, as the battleship had been summarily repaired after the damages received during the British attack on Mers-el-Kébir in 1940. In 1941, her secondary and anti-aircraft weaponry was strengthened and in 1942, she was fitted with the early French-built radar. She was still there when the Germans invaded the so-called "Free Zone" on 27 November 1942. She was among the ships scuttled in the scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon. Demolition charges were set on the ship. The Germans tried to persuade her crew that scuttling was not permitted by Armistice provisions; her captain requested the Germans to wait until his superior could advise, as the fuses were lit. When Admiral Lacroix finally arrived, he ordered the ship evacuated; as the Germans were preparing to board, he told them that the cruiser was about to explode. She was blown up and burned for 20 days. The Italians raised her in sections on 18 March 1943. The remains were bombed and sunk again on 7 March 1944, and were finally raised and broken up for scrap in 1949.

[@Fresh_Baklava]

Damn....they really wanted to make sure she couldn’t be repaired. Thx for sharing

[@zFeatherz]

Do you have any friends?

[@GroundWarChronicles]

@@zFeatherz yes I have friends

[@corbintodd9339]

The French cruisers are just one of those ship types that isn’t “bad”, but it just doesn’t do anything exceptionally better than any other type. So many better options

[@CaffeineGeek]

Chapayev captain was thinking, "When did Sailing Simulator 2022 add large caliber naval guns?"

[@dimplypaprika7693]

The French ships should come with a SURRENDER button!

[@marseldagistani1989]

I think that the fast speed comes from the Agile build that you put into the ship along with the necessary commander insiprations

[@hakou70]

Ô France! Past is the time of palavers We closed it as we close a book Ô France! The day to settle the accounts has come! Prepare yourself! Here is our answer! The verdict, our Revolution will return it We are determined that Algeria should live, So be our witness - be our witness - be our witness!

[@K3NDALT]

I play Algerie with an agile build and to be honnest, this ship and charles martel are insane with it. Also nice vid!

[@nathancoronado8841]

Almost finished with the battleship named after the state which i live in and love I see! Excited to see it! Hope to see a Meet The Montana video soon!

[@SpartanElite43]

Video just went live check it out!

[@nathancoronado8841]

@@SpartanElite43 Will do Spartan! Thanks for the heads up!

[@vakten8323]

Thanks again for reviewing these ships Spartan. Dropping my usual comment and like.

[@SpartanElite43]

Much appreciated as always!

[@kplante7881]

Nice game…. Thanks for sharing!

[@Nariko96]

First cant wait for the Path to Parseval

[@robertviolette4011]

Hello Spartan.. Nice to see you in your new ship..Watch out Spartan the Destroyer. Is Coming for YOU.🔥🔥🔥👍

[@chrisloosa424]

Could you do a video on if it's worth running EOP on the alaskas 12 inch guns

[@SpartanElite43]

Not worth it as Alaska already has plenty of HE pen so losing half fire chance is bad EoP is for light cruisers with 152mm guns

[@black82f100]

Great video and game play Spartan

[@michaelh.g.4045]

Currently on Algerie. Fail to see the appeal so far, reminds me of Surrey before Albemarle in a way. Actually enjoy Zara at times.

[@iansauvageau5736]

Thanks for the video!

[@KYLE6.998]

More like 60% of destroyers don't know WTF they doing

[@bikerjack6841]

Trivia time: SMS Konigsburg of the German navy was handed over to France after World War I as part of their reparations owed to the Allied powers

[@buc2399]

BISMARCK OR TRIPITZ?

[@CHRONICEXs]

I think I’m in a game with him rn he just killed me I was playing the Minotaur

[@nepu6538]

🇺🇸🇩🇪👌

[@dinosquad999]

French hehehehehe

[@swanggo7938]

Dude, can i borrow some silver from you 😅