An item referred to the magazine le Yacht dated 10 October 1903 reporting that on board of the French battleship Suffren a burner invented by engineer M. Merlu was tested with success good results that the navy probably was going to use it.(1)
Note
Preceded by the Iéna and succeeded by the République-class. 1. Building ordered on 21 April 1898, laid down at the Arsenal de Brest, France on 5 January 1899, launched on 25 July 1899, commissioned on 3 February 1904 and torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-52 off Lisbon, Portugal on 26 November 1916.
Note
Preceded by the Iéna and succeeded by the République-class. 1. Building ordered on 21 April 1898, laid down at the Arsenal de Brest, France on 5 January 1899, launched on 25 July 1899, commissioned on 3 February 1904 and torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-52 off Lisbon, Portugal on 26 November 1916.
