Ironclad warship
An ironclad is a steam-propelled warship protected by iron or steel armor plates, constructed from 1859 to the early 1890s.The ironclad was developed as a result of the vulnerability of wooden warships to explosive or incendiary shells.The first ironclad battleship, Gloire, was launched by the French Navy in November 1859 - narrowly pre-empting the British …
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