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The '''''Dupleix'' class''' consisted of three [[armored cruiser]]s built for the [[French Navy]] ({{lang|fr|Marine nationaleNationale}}) at the beginning of the 20th century. Designed for overseas service and armed with four {{convert|164.7|mm|in|adj=on|1|sp=us}} guns, the three ships of the [[ship class|class]] were smaller and less powerfully armed than their predecessors.

{{ship|French cruiser|Dupleix|1900|2}} was initially assigned to the Atlantic Division ({{lang|fr|Division de l'Atlantique}}) as its [[flagship]]. Her [[sister ship]]s were initially assigned to the [[Mediterranean Squadron (France)|Mediterranean Squadron]] ({{lang|fr|Escadre de la Méditerranée}}), although {{ship|French cruiser|Desaix||2}} relieved ''Dupleix'' as flagship of the Atlantic Division in 1905. ''Dupleix'' was reduced to [[Reserve fleet|reserve]] from 1906 to 1909 before she was sent to the [[Far East]] in 1910 as the flagship of the ships there. ''Desaix'' and {{ship|French cruiser|Kléber||2}} exchanged assignments in 1907, although the former ship returned to the Atlantic in 1908 before being placed in reserve from 1909 to 1914. ''Kléber'' was also placed in reserve in 1909, but she was reactivated two years later to join ''Dupleix'' in the Far East before returning home in 1913 to be placed in reserve again.