The Bretagne-class battleships received different boiler plants even though all three used Parsons turbines. Their boiler counts ranged from eighteen to twenty-four. That variation imposed an avoidable complication on the engineers and logisticians supporting a small class. Common turbines supplied some consistency, but they did not standardize the boiler installations.
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The Bretagne class as a logistics warning
Different boiler types and counts complicated support for three nominal sister ships despite their common Parsons turbines.