Provence class Ironclads (1862)
France 1862-1870, Broadside Ironclads Flandre, Fauloise, Guyenne, Heroine, Magnanime, Provence, revanche, Savoie, Surveillance, valeureuse The Provence class were ten broadside ironclads built in the follow-up of the Gloire class in 1859. They were all laid down in 1961, launched 1863-65 and completed in 1865-67. They were an evolution of the earlier Gloire-class ironclads, incorporating thicker … Read more