Category: French 1870 Fleet

Author: naval encyclopedia Published Date: February 10, 2025
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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…

Author: naval encyclopedia Published Date: January 18, 2025
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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…

Author: naval encyclopedia Published Date: November 14, 2024
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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…

Author: naval encyclopedia Published Date: November 2, 2024
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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…