Category: 1870 Fleets
SMS König Wilhelm
Prussian Navy – Ironclad 1869-1921 SMS König Wilhelm or “King William” was an armored frigate ordered by the Prussian Navy and…
HMS Vesuvius (1874)
United Kingdom: 1874-1923 Experimental torpedo boat HMS Vesuvius was an experimental torpedo-armed warship in service with the British Royal Navy,…
Defence class Ironclad (1860)
Royal Navy Broadside Ironclads: HMS Warrior, HMS Black Prince 1859–1862, service until 1902 HMS Defence and Resistance signed a return…
Magenta class Broadside Ironclads (1861)
France: Magenta, Solferino 1859-63, Broadside Ironclads (1963-82) Continuing into French 1860s capital ships, after Couronne, the first French all-Iron answer…
HMS Captain (1869)
United Kingdom: 1865-1869 Masted Turret Ironclad RN oddballs, second entry, HMS Captain. She was probably one of the most infamous…
Couronne (1861)
France 1859-1908, Broadside Ironclad The French ironclad Couronne (“Crown”) was the first iron-hulled ironclad warship built for the then French…
HMS Hotspur (1870)
United Kingdom: 1871-1904 Ironclad Ram For the first post of this new year were open the ball with the oddballs…
Asar-i Şevket-class ironclad
Ottoman Navy: Ironclads Asar-i Şevket, Necm-i Şevket (1867-1870) After Asar-ı Tevfik only member of her class and built in France…
Sete de Setembro (1874)
Coast Defence Casemate Ironclad Sete de Setembro was a casemate ironclad operated by the Brazilian (Imperial) Navy, which development was…
Assar i Tewfik (1868)
Ottoman Navy: French built Ironclad (1867-1870) Asar-ı Tevfik (Ottoman Turkish: آثار توفیق, loosely Meaning: “God’s Favor”, was an Ottoman Navy…
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