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French Iron-Clads and other Fighting Ships 1859-1909

Models in the Musée national de la Marine Paris (Palais Chaillot) and Toulon.

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Le GLOIRE (1859)
(Paris)

 

Le SOLFÉRINO (1861-1884)
(Paris)
 
La FLANDRE (1864-1886)
(Toulon)
Frigate, composite construction after drawings by Dupuis de Lôme, launched in Cherbourg
· Model in 1:33 scale
Length 79.5 m · breadth 7.7 m · deplacement 5750 t · Sail area 1932 m2 · 3537 hp · max. speed 14.34 knots
Armament: 8 guns of 240 mm and 4 guns of 190 mm calibre · armour:15 cm around the waterline and 10 cm around main deck level.
 

Le JEANNE DE ARC (1867-1883)
(Paris)
 

Le  OCÉAN (1868-1894)
(Paris)
 
The collection
of monstrosities

(Paris)
 
Le TRIDENT (1876)
(Paris)

L'ECLAIREUR (1877)
(Toulon)
Cruiser, 3rd Class, built at Toulon
  

L'AMIRAL DUPERRÉ (1879-1909)
(Paris)
 
Cruiser ?
(Toulon)


Some historical postcards with pictures of the models can be found here:
http://www.herrero-michel.fr/E_ListeCPAavecImages1seulControle2colT%E0GPage5.html


Contemporary Armament

164.7 mm naval gun (1864)
(Paris)
Naval gun
(Paris)
view into the battery
(1885)
(Paris)
 

47 mm quick-firing gun (1885)
(Paris)
37 mm quick-firing gun (1885)
(Paris)
broadside torpedo launching tube
(Paris)


240 mm naval broadside gun (1869)
(Toulon,  9 AR 19)
190 mm naval gun with shield (1870/1879)
(Toulon,  7 AR 23)
 
240 mm naval gun in barbette (1883)
(Toulon,  7 AR 22)
   
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