Category: 1870 Fleets
Arapiles (1964)
Spanish Broadside Ironclad (1865-1882) Arapiles was a Spanish broadside ironclad, wooden hulled armoured frigate built in England, launched in 1864…
HDMS Dannebrog (1863)
Søværnet: Armoured Frigate (1848-1875) For this dive into two decades of Danish warships, we start with one of the most…
Vitoria (1865)
Spanish Broadside Ironclad (1864-1912) In its rapid expansion program, the Spanish Navy (Armada) chose to order it’s first ironclad in…
Roma class ironclads (1864)
Italian Regia Marina, 1863-1896: RM Pirofrigata Roma, Venezia The Roma class ironclads were built in Italy for the Italian Regia…
Regina Maria Pia class (1862)
Italian Regia Marina Ironclads, 1862-1890s: Regina Maria Pia, San Martino, Castelfidardo, Ancona Development history The Regina Maria Pia class was…
Tetuan (1863)
Spanish Broadside Ironclad (1863-1873) Tetuán was the first Spanish-built Ironclad, the second in service with the Armada (Spanish Navy), designed…
Kaiser Max class ironclads (1862)
The broadside ironclads with a double life Austro-Hungarian Navy, 1862-1883: SMS Kaiser Max, Juan d’Austria, Prinz Eugen Austrian Fleet |…
Re d’Italia class Ironclads (1863)
Italian Regia Marina, US Built 1861-1875: Re d’Italia, Re di Portogallo The Re d’Italia class were two ironclad warships built…
IJN Ryūjō (1869)
Japanese Ironclad 1869-1908. The first large sea-going Japanese Ironclad A controversial origin Ryūjō (龍驤, Prancing Dragon), was a British-built ironclad…
Spanish Broadside Ironclad Numancia (1863)
Spanish Broadside Ironclad (1862-1910) Numancia was a French-built Ironclad, the first “battleship” ever in service with the Armada. She had…
