The first seagoing ironclad was built by the French, and thereafter the nature of naval warfare changed dramatically.
Gloire (Armoured Frigate: 1859 – 1883)
The world's first seagoing ironclad. She had a wooden hull, unlike HMS Warrior, the Royal Navy's first ironclad.
Flandre (Armoured Frigate: 1864 – 1887)
Flandre was one of ten Provence-class ironclads built during the 1860s.
Gymnote (Submarine: 1898 – 1908)
Gymnote was one of the first electric-powered submarines and the first to be equipped with torpedoes that could be fired. She was subsequently re-built in 1890 to improve her capabilities.
Canon de 19 Model 1870
This gun had a calibre of 194mm/7.6-inches.
Maxim Nordenfelt Machine Gun
Gloire (Armoured Frigate: 1859 – 1883)
The world's first seagoing ironclad. She had a wooden hull, unlike HMS Warrior, the Royal Navy's first ironclad.
Flandre (Armoured Frigate: 1864 – 1887)
Flandre was one of ten Provence-class ironclads built during the 1860s.
Gymnote (Submarine: 1898 – 1908)
Gymnote was one of the first electric-powered submarines and the first to be equipped with torpedoes that could be fired. She was subsequently re-built in 1890 to improve her capabilities.
Canon de 19 Model 1870
This gun had a calibre of 194mm/7.6-inches.
Maxim Nordenfelt Machine Gun
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