Magenta class broadside ironclad
- Magenta class broadside ironclad
The "Magenta" class was a type of broadside ironclads of the French Navy.
The type was designed by Dupuy de Lôme. The ships carried 50 guns in broadside. They were the only ironclad two-deckers ever built, and the first ironclad to feature a naval ram
External links
* Plans of the "Solférino" (large TIF files) from the "Atlas du génie maritime" of the "Service historique de la Défense" ("Historical services of the ministry of Defence")
** [http://www.servicehistorique.sga.defense.gouv.fr/medias/planbato/GM13PL0693.tif Plan of the hull]
** [http://www.servicehistorique.sga.defense.gouv.fr/medias/planbato/GM13PL0694.tif Cargo bay and machinery]
** [http://www.servicehistorique.sga.defense.gouv.fr/medias/planbato/GM13PL0695.tif 2nd battery and castle]
** [http://www.servicehistorique.sga.defense.gouv.fr/medias/planbato/GM13PL0696.tif 1st battery]
** [http://www.servicehistorique.sga.defense.gouv.fr/medias/planbato/GM13PL0697.tif Riggings]
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