French ironclad Couronne (1861)
- French ironclad Couronne (1861)
The "Couronne" ("Crown") was an ironclad battleship of the French Navy during the Second Empire.
The "Couronne" was built as an ironclad of "La Gloire" type, though she was made entirely in iron rather than iron plaques fixed on a wooden hull. From 1881 on, she was used as a gunnery school for the Navy and modified : her armour was removed, her bow, rear and rigging were modified, giving her the appeared of a ship of the "Napoléon" type.
The artillery was changed to numerous calibres.
She was replaced in 1908, and converted to a floating barracks, until she was scrapped in 1932.
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