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Provence class Ironclads (1862)

France 1862-1870, Broadside Ironclads: The Provence class were ten broadside ironclads built in the follow-up of the Gloire class in…

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Gloire class ironclads (1859)

France 1858-1880, Broadside Ironclad Origin of the ironclad concept The naval staff under the 2nd French Empire (Napoleon III) was…