Category: 1890 fleets

RN (1875-79, service until 1905-19): Iris, Mercury The Iris class Cruiser were an important milestone in the development of the…

Marine Nationale (1887-80), Protected cruiser, 1890-1910 Davout (After Napoleon’s Marshall) was a protected cruiser of completely new and modern type…

France. Central Battery Ironclad Built 1869-76, service until 1900 The French ironclad Richelieu was a wooden-hulled central battery ironclad started…

Dutch Netherlands Navy. Ironclad turret ram ship (1867-1899). Another early turret design also built in Britain for another naval power…

Dansk marine – Ironclad (Panserbatteriet) (1864-1907) Rolf Krake was a Danish turret ironclad built in Scotland by Robert Napier in…

Italy (1885) Protected Cruiser Dogali, a very unique protected cruiser: Dogali was a protected cruiser ingle in class, built for…

France 1877-1898, Central Battery Ironclad The French ironclad Friedland was originally an iron-hulled version of the Océan-class armoured frigates but…

Marine Nationale (1888), Protected cruiser, 1889-1919 Amiral Cécille was the third protected cruiser built in France, with a blend of…

Marine Nationale, Protected cruiser, 1889-1907 Tage was a protected cruiser, second one of the type entering service with the Marine…

United Kingdom: Experimental torpedo ram (1881-1903) The Victorian Freak Among the “oddballs” of the Royal Navy, HMS Polyphemus is many’s…