British Ironclads 1860–1875 (Osprey New Vanguard 262)
British Ironclads 1860–1875: HMS Warrior and the Royal Navy’s "Black Battlefleet" (Osprey New Vanguard 262)
2018 | ISBN: 1472826892 | English | 49 Pages | True PDF | 10 MB
2018 | ISBN: 1472826892 | English | 49 Pages | True PDF | 10 MB
In November 1859, the French warship La Gloire was launched. She was the world's first seagoing ironclad - a warship built from wood, but whose hull was clad in a protective layer of iron plate. Britain, not to be outdone, launched her own ironclad the following year - HMS Warrior - which, when she entered service, became the most powerful warship in the world.