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754:(1867) central-battery ironclad — Hulked 1897; sold for BU 1912
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976:-class (intended for Ottoman Empire) central-battery ironclads
962:(1876) central-battery ironclad with barbettes — Renamed
338:. Prior to this point, a wide range of descriptions were used.
1534:, 1957, published United States Naval Institute Press, 1990.
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1548:
Our
Ironclad Ships, their Qualities, Performance and Cost
954:(1875) central-battery ironclad — Sold for BU 1908
734:(1865) central-battery ironclad — Sold for BU 1886
675:(1864) central-battery ironclad — Sold for BU 1886
667:(1864) central-battery ironclad — Sold for BU 1886
659:(1863) central-battery ironclad — Sold for BU 1884
1019:(1875) mastless turret-ship — Sold for BU 1908
944:(1872) mastless turret-ship — Sold for BU 1909
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1493:Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946
1478:Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921
1464:Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905
695:(1868) central-battery ironclad (converted from
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1491:Gardiner, Robert; Chesneau, Roger, eds. (1980).
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762:(1868) central-battery ironclad — Renamed
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635:class 2-decker) - Laid up 1871; sold for BU 1885
742:(1865) central-battery ironclad — Renamed
915:(1870) central-battery ironclad — Named
1437:List of breastwork monitors of the Royal Navy
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1514:, All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815–1889
1462:Chesneau, Roger and Kolesnik, Eugene (Ed.)
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1300:(1871) turret-ship — Sold for BU 1903
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1564:Lists of Royal Navy ships by type
1495:. London: Conway Maritime Press.
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1509:Lyon, David and Winfield, Rif,
1480:. Conway Maritime Press, 1985.
1466:. Conway Maritime Press, 1979.
862:(1870) - Sunk in collision 1875
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881:(1870) - Hulked 1901; renamed
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571:1926; sold 1927; became hulk
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1512:The Sail and Steam Navy List
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1532:Seeley, Service & Co.
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1243:(1863) - Sold for BU 1922
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1071:(1882) - Sold for BU 1908
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936:(1871) - Sold for BU 1908
716:(1864) - Sold for BU 1875
621:(1862) - Sold for BU 1882
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1476:Gardiner, Robert (Ed.).
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1516:, pub Chatham, 2004,
1450:The Black Battlefleet
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1550:. John Murray, 1869.
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605:) - Sold for BU 1882
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1208:Duke of Wellington
1432:List of ironclads
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1558:Categories
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305:This is a
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161:destroyers
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766:1909 and
744:Indus III
628:Royal Oak
610:Caledonia
575:, BU 1935
573:Stedmound
545:Ganges II
543:1904 and
536:Agincourt
529:Ganges II
363:broken up
329:Admiralty
323:The term
309:ironclads
181:gun-brigs
171:fireships
136:ironclads
1426:See also
1259:Cerberus
1250:Cerberus
1232:Scorpion
1223:Scorpion
1151:Victoria
1142:Victoria
1068:Colossus
1059:Colossus
986:Hamidieh
964:Indus II
899:Indus IV
859:Vanguard
764:Calcutta
759:Hercules
751:Penelope
672:Favorite
656:Research
643:(1864)
521:Boscawen
516:Minotaur
507:Minotaur
500:Pembroke
496:Egremont
488:Hibernia
483:Achilles
356:Glossary
334:Colossus
307:list of
196:monitors
176:frigates
156:cruisers
1443:Sources
1390:Orontes
1314:Cyclops
1305:Cyclops
1297:Glatton
1289:Hotspur
1271:Magdala
1004:Neptune
903:Algiers
895:Tenedos
890:Triumph
883:Orontes
824:Fisgard
800:Captain
791:Captain
775:Monarch
697:Bulwark
692:Repulse
685:Bulwark
680:Zealous
649:Bulwark
633:Bulwark
603:Triumph
589:Bulwark
561:Acheron
461:Valiant
422:Defence
413:Defence
400:Emerald
387:Warrior
376:Warrior
316:of the
311:of the
1538:
1520:
1499:
1484:
1470:
1456:
1401:-class
1358:-class
1348:Rupert
1330:Hecate
1322:Gorgon
1307:-class
1252:-class
1240:Wivern
1225:-class
1189:(1888)
1181:(1887)
1171:-class
1162:(1887)
1154:(1887)
1144:-class
1135:(1885)
1132:Benbow
1127:(1886)
1119:(1885)
1111:(1885)
1103:(1884)
1100:Rodney
1095:(1882)
1061:-class
1034:-class
981:Superb
974:Superb
926:-class
912:Sultan
897:1904,
871:-class
840:Erebus
812:-class
793:-class
784:Simoom
731:Pallas
706:-class
584:-class
525:Ganges
523:1904,
509:-class
494:1904,
492:Egmont
490:1902,
468:1898,
453:Hector
446:-class
444:Hector
415:-class
378:-class
350:-class
1381:Orion
1338:Hydra
1124:Anson
968:Akbar
618:Ocean
466:Indus
427:Indus
361:BU =
336:class
1536:ISBN
1518:ISBN
1497:ISBN
1482:ISBN
1468:ISBN
1454:ISBN
1416:Hero
1186:Nile
1108:Howe
1049:Ajax
1032:Ajax
549:C109
569:C68
91:U–Z
86:R–T
81:O–Q
76:M–N
71:I–L
66:G–H
61:D–F
1560::
593:)
1505:.
997:)
565:C
294:e
287:t
280:v
56:C
51:B
46:A
42::
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