Talk:French battleship Iéna

Note
Article started by translating part of Iéna_(cuirassé) on fr:. (Leaving aside repetitions, worthless anecdotes and digression which do not belong to the article).

Credits to Arsene lapin, Rled44, GillesC, Escarbot, Wikig, Korrigan. Rama 12:32, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

Armor test
I stumbled across a mention of the tests conducted on this ship here that state that the tests impacted the design of subsequent French dreadnoughts. This will probably be worth investigating to see if a fuller account can be given (a la Japanese battleship Tosa). Parsecboy (talk) 16:26, 3 June 2010 (UTC)

NYT
Reading the New York Times index, I found that the paper had a lengthy series about the explosion. I've transcribed it here.
 * French battleship Iena explodes in drydock at Toulon; over 70 killed, Mr 13, 1:1 [page:column]
 * Iena disaster renews speculation on cause of battleship Maine's explosion, Mr 13, 3:3
 * Iena death list exceeds 120; French Minister of Marine Affairs inspects scene; Eur and Amer leaders express sympathy over disaster, Mr 14, 4:1
 * ed comment on loss of French battleship finds no comparison between Iena and Maine disasters, Mr 14, 6:4
 * French ship Fulminant damaged during torpedo exercises; 103 bodies recovered from Iena, Mr 15, 4:3
 * National funeral held or Iena victims; Pres C A Fallieres attends, Mr 17, part 2 [Sunday supplement], 2:5
 * M Naudin, wireless telegraph expert, advances theory that Iena disaster was caused by high-tension spark, Mr 19, 4:4
 * French Senate committee reports spontaneous combustion of gunpowder caused Iena explosion, Aug 29, 3:4. (ping ) Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 22:18, 30 January 2015 (UTC)

Docked why?
The introduction to this article says the fatal explosions occurred while the ship was "docked for repairs", and her having struck and sunk a torpedo boat suggests why this might be. However, the text of the article describes her being drydocked for hull maintenance and inspection of her shaft. Maintenance and repair are not the same thing (although they can be combined, of course); which was it? --Piledhigheranddeeper (talk) 23:19, 23 November 2020 (UTC)
 * I'd bet that they were prepared to do both, as her rudder shaft had had a perennial leaking problem. So an inspection first, then a repair if necessary.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 01:28, 24 November 2020 (UTC)

Photo
Of the forward superstructure after the explosion here on page 187 (and several more between pages 195 and 199). Parsecboy (talk) 16:36, 27 January 2023 (UTC)