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How uniform was the Danton class?

The Dantons formed a named class, but individual ships differed enough for their uniformity to be largely nominal.

Question

Were the Danton-class ships actually built to one uniform design?

Short answer

Only loosely; individual ships differed enough for their common class identity to be largely nominal.

Notes

The Dantons were a class largely in name because each ship had individual features. Their shared label did not mean identical construction. This is a useful warning against assuming that every member of an early battleship class embodied precisely the same design.