Posted in 1860 fleets austrian navy

SMS Herzerzog and Novara steam corvettes (1857)

Erzherzog Friedrich class Steam Frigates Austrian Steam Corvettes (1857) Design of the Erzherzog Friedrich Class The construction of these wooden…

Posted in 1860 fleets austrian navy

SMS Kaiser (1858)

The ship of the line turned ironclad Austrian Navy, 1858-1920 SMS Kaiser, Austria’s “wooden battleship”. First article for the 1860…

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Gloire (1859)

The world’s first ironclad France 1858-1880, Broadside Ironclad Origin of the ironclad concept The naval staff under the 2nd French…

Posted in 1860 fleets Industrial-era-Navies

Union Navy 1861-65

THE UNION NAVY (“OLD NAVY”) The goal of this chapter is not to portray every single ship featured during the…