The French ironclad Gloire ([ɡlwaʁ], "Glory") was the first ocean-going ironclad, launched in 1859. She was developed after the Crimean War, in response...

The Gloire-class ironclads were a group of three wooden-hulled armored frigates built for the French Navy in the late 1850s and early 1860s. Gloire, the...

presaged Gloire, the first sea-going ironclad to be built by any navy. Gloire class 5,603 tons. Gloire (1859) – world's first ocean-going ironclad, stricken...

frigates in response to an invasion scare sparked by the launch of the French ironclad Gloire and her three sisters in 1858. They were initially armed with a...

frigates in response to an invasion scare sparked by the launch of the French ironclad Gloire and her three sisters in 1858. They were initially armed with a...

two ships were built in the United States, and were based on the French ironclad Gloire; they were armed with a battery of thirty-eight guns in a broadside...

warships to explosive or incendiary shells. The first ironclad battleship, Gloire, was launched by the French Navy in November 1859, narrowly preempting the...

The French ironclad Normandie was the third and last of the three wooden-hulled Gloire-class ironclads built for the French Navy in 1858–62. The ships...

ram. The Magenta class were two-decked ironclad ships of the line, much as the preceding Gloire-class ironclad were armored versions of traditional frigates...

The French ironclad Invincible was the second of the three wooden-hulled Gloire-class ironclads built for the French Navy in 1858–1862. The ships of the...

The French ironclad Couronne ("Crown") was the first iron-hulled ironclad warship built for the French Navy in 1859–1862. She was the first such ship to...

being completed in 1852. In 1858, the first appearance of the French ironclad Gloire rendered the tower and its guns obsolete, so it was decided to completely...

Gloire; she was broken up in 1812. Gloire (1811), a 46-gun frigate Gloire (1837), a 52-gun frigate Gloire (1858–1883), the first ocean-going ironclad...

guns within a ship's hull or superstructure. The first ironclad warship, the French ironclad Gloire (1858), was a wooden steamship whose hull was covered...

The Provence class was designed as an enlarged version of the Gloire-class ironclads with thicker armor, more powerful guns, and better seakeeping qualities...

Italian Navy inventory until 1950. Beginning with the launch of the French ironclad Gloire in 1859, the major European powers embarked on naval construction...

The Provence class was designed as an enlarged version of the Gloire-class ironclads with thicker armor, more powerful guns, and better seakeeping qualities...

England is officially opened. November 24 – French ironclad Gloire launched, the first ocean-going ironclad battleship. Thomas Aveling of Rochester, Kent...

Century of French Battleships] (in French). Nantes: Marines. ISBN 2-909-675-50-5. Konstam, Angus (2019). European Ironclads 1860–75: The Gloire Sparks the...

The Provence class was designed as an enlarged version of the Gloire-class ironclads with thicker armor, more powerful guns, and better seakeeping qualities...

broadside ironclads ordered from France and built to French designs. These were followed by the three Principe di Carignano-class ironclad, all of which...

The French ironclad Héroïne was one of 10 Provence-class armored frigates built for the French Navy (Marine Nationale) during the 1860s. She was the only...

The Provence class was designed as an enlarged version of the Gloire-class ironclads with thicker armor, more powerful guns, and better seakeeping qualities...

The Provence class was designed as an enlarged version of the Gloire-class ironclads with thicker armor, more powerful guns, and better seakeeping qualities...

Squadron. The Magenta class were two-decked ironclad ships of the line, much as the preceding Gloire-class ironclad were armored versions of traditional frigates...

first ironclad battleship, La Gloire, was launched by the French Navy in November 1859. It was followed by the British Warrior-class ironclad. Russia...

changing technology and the emergence of ironclads in foreign navies such as with the French ironclad Gloire and the British HMS Warrior, led to efforts...

to France's launching in 1859 of the first ocean-going ironclad warship, the wooden-hulled Gloire. Warrior conducted a publicity tour of Great Britain in...

first ironclads to feature a naval ram. The Magenta class was designed by naval architect Henri Dupuy de Lôme as a reply to the low height of the Gloire-class...

influenced by the French ironclad Gloire and was the most conservative design of the three, which copied many of the features of the French ship. Galena's...