Pre Dreadnought Armoured Cruisers: Gloire Class
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Pre Dreadnought Armoured Cruisers: Gloire Class
Gloire Class Armoured Cruiser FS Conde pictured at Arsenal de Brest c1918.
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Re: Pre Dreadnought Armoured Cruisers: Gloire Class
Their old cruisers were "floating hotels", too....ventilation was needed!
IIRC, this ancient cruiser ended up in the Polish Navy post WW1. DFO
IIRC, this ancient cruiser ended up in the Polish Navy post WW1. DFO
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Re: Pre Dreadnought Armoured Cruisers: Gloire Class
Must be expecting trouble with all those tugs in attendance and are those square scuttles or cannon ports ......thanks so much for all these excellent photo's
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Re: Pre Dreadnought Armoured Cruisers: Gloire Class
I see by your photo Dennis what you mean , perhaps they were at a point of transition in design
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