Saturday, February 08, 2020

French central battery and barbette ironclad Le Redoutable in 1889. She was the first warship in the world to be built mainly of steel rather than iron. You can see one of her 10.6" breech loaders in the aft barbette near her stern flag pole.

Le Redoutable in 1889

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