The Danton was a French battleship (the so-called predrednot or pre-dreadnought), the keel of which was laid in 1908, launched in July 1909, and entered service in the French Marine Nationale in July 1911. The length of the ship at the time of launching was 144.9 m, width 25.8 m, and the actual full displacement - about 19,700 tons. The maximum speed of the ship was 19.2 knots. The main armament at the time of the launch was 4 305 mm guns in two twin turrets, and the secondary armament was: 12 240 mm guns, 16 75 mm guns, 4 37 mm guns and 2 450 mm torpedo tubes. . The ship was built at the Brest shipyard.
Danton was the first of six class battleships of the same name - ie Danton. Units of this type were built in response to the rapid expansion of the German navy at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. In the course of design and construction, the experience from the Battle of Tsushima was taken into account, which resulted in, for example, extensive medium-caliber artillery and an emphasis on speed and maneuverability of units. Battleships of this type, however, were outclassed in terms of armor and main artillery by modern British and German dreadnoughts. Danton made his first important voyage right after the launch, when he went to London for the coronation ceremony of George V. In the period 1911-1914, he operated mainly in the Mediterranean basin. It also served in this area during World War I, protecting mainly convoys sailing from North Africa to France. He also took part in blocking the Austro-Hungarian fleet in the Adriatic Sea. The battleship Danton was sunk on March 19, 1917 by the German submarine U-64.