Ironclads
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Protected Cruiser FS Jean Bart pictured c1893.
Jean Bart was built in Rochefort, France, in 1886 and commissioned in 1892. In 1893 she took part in the naval review during the World's Columbian Exhibition. She was re-rated as a Second-Class Cruiser in 1897 and was sent to East Asia. In 1902, she returned to Lorient,to be decommissioned.
Jean Bart was recommissioned in 1906 and sent to the Caribbean. She ran aground in 1907 at Ras Nouadhibou on the Atlantic coast of Africa and became a total loss.
Jean Bart was built in Rochefort, France, in 1886 and commissioned in 1892. In 1893 she took part in the naval review during the World's Columbian Exhibition. She was re-rated as a Second-Class Cruiser in 1897 and was sent to East Asia. In 1902, she returned to Lorient,to be decommissioned.
Jean Bart was recommissioned in 1906 and sent to the Caribbean. She ran aground in 1907 at Ras Nouadhibou on the Atlantic coast of Africa and became a total loss.
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Ironclad Battleship FS Redoutable pictured at Arsenal de Brest in 1882.
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Hull No 785,Ironclad Turret Battleship FS Marceau seen here under construction on the building ways at Forges et Chantiers de la Mediteranee Shipyard at La Seyne, Toulon c1887....*Note hull indentations where armour belt plating is to be placed.
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COURBET at Brest.......DFO
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A 'cleaned up' version Dennis....Dévastation Class Central Battery Ironclad Battleship FS Courbet at Arsenal de Brest c1889.
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French Alma Class Ironclad Armoured Corvette FS Atalante pictured in Fitzroy Graving Dock,Cockatoo Island,Sydney in 1873...the abandoned Dock today.
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Franco-Russian fleet parade pictured at Toulon c1899.
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Ironclad Armoured Corvette FS Atalante pictured in the Fitzroy Graving Dock,Cockatoo Island,Sydney in 1873.
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Dévastation Class Central Battery Ironclad Battleship Dévastation,pictured at Algiers in 1891 and at Toulon dry dock in 1892 and 1 of her 4 x 11.5 inch main armament guns.
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Pre-Dreadnought Battleship Charles Martel pictured underway off Toulon late in her career, ca. 1908-9.
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