"La Gloire" Topic

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02 Sep 2014 10:22 p.m. PST

Unfortunally in french, but still an interesting article here.

"On Thursday, November 24, 1859 was launched at Toulon, in the presence of a large and excited crowd, the first modern battleship in history: The Glory. Designed by the renowned engineer Dupuy de Lome, this vessel, along 77.89 m, and 17 m wide, is paradoxically made of wood. Its armor in wrought iron 12 cm thick will be installed after its launch, in one of the basins of the arsenal of Toulon in December 1859…"
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