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Matsushima class protected cruisers (1888-94)

Matsushima class Cruisers (1889) Protected cruisers 1888-1926: IJN Matsushima, Itsukushima, Hashidate The Yalu Protected Cruisers These three cruisers played a…

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Ironclad “Le Redoutable” (1876)

Le Redoutable, French steel ironclad (1876) France 1873-1910, Central Battery Ironclad The “Le Redoutable” was the world’s first steel-built central…

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Italia class ironclads (1881)

Italia class ironclads Italy (1881) Italia, Lepanto The Italia class comprised two ironclad battleships of the Regia Marina, built between…

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Jemmapes class (1892)

Jemmapes class France, Coastal Battleships – Jemmapes, Valmy The Jemmapes class (1892) were two French coastal Battleships, part of the…

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Torpedo ram HDMS Tordenskjold (1880)

HDMS Tordenskjold (1880) Denmark Torpedo Ram built 1878-81, decomm. 1908 Development of the sole Danish Torpedo Ram HDMS Tordenskjold was…