French Armored Warship Design, 1850 - 1916
Le
Napoléon
(1850):
First Screw-Driven Battleship
La Gloire
(1858):
First Seagoing Ironclad Warship
The Magenta Class (1862):
Ironclad Ship of the Line
Le
Rédoutable
:
Central Battery Ship (1876)
The Amiral Duperré Class (1878/1888)
Dupuy de Lôme
and
French Armored Cruisers (1878-1900)
Le
Marceau
(1881):
Last French Barbette Ship
Le
Brennus:
Trend Setter (1896)
Le
Jauréguiberry:
Pride of the Marine Nationale (1897)
Le
Masséna
(1898):
Steampunk Battleship
Le
Bouvet
(1898)
La Classe Charlemagne (1899)
Le
Suffren
(1903):
Catching up to the British
Le
Republique
:
Revolutionary Change (1903)
The Danton Class (1909):
France's Six Semi-Dreadnoughts
Le
Courbet
(1913):
First French Dreadnought
Le
Provence (1916):
WWI Super-Dreadnought
Britannia Rules:
Britain's Royal Navy, 1860-1920
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