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Ocean class Ironclad (1868)

France: Océan, Marengo, Suffren, Central Battery Ironclad (1870-1897) The Océan-class were three wooden-hulled armored frigates of the French Navy built…

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Sagunto (1869)

Spanish Broadside Ironclad (1877-1987) Sagunto was a wooden-hulled Armada Real armored frigate ordered as a ship of the line back…

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Hector class Ironclad (1862)

Royal Navy Broadside Ironclads: HMS Hector, HMS Valiant 1861–1864, service until 1956 The Hector-class ironclads were armoured frigates (single battery…

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SMS König Wilhelm

Prussian Navy – Ironclad 1869-1921 SMS König Wilhelm or “King William” was an armored frigate ordered by the Prussian Navy and…

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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,…

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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…

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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…

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HMS Captain (1869)

United Kingdom: 1865-1869 Masted Turret Ironclad RN oddballs, second entry, HMS Captain. She was probably one of the most infamous…

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Couronne (1861)

France 1859-1908, Broadside Ironclad The French ironclad Couronne (“Crown”) was the first iron-hulled ironclad warship built for the then French…

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HMS Hotspur (1870)

United Kingdom: 1871-1904 Ironclad Ram For the first post of this new year were open the ball with the oddballs…