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 NAVY.

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Division

Maritime

Classes

Nominal Horse-

Number of Guns

Crew

power

Garde-cotes cuirassees : —

c.

Belier ......

530

2

—

L.

Boule Dogue.

530

2

—

B.

Cerbere.

530

2

—

B.

Onondaga

250

2

75

C.

Bochambeau.

1,000

14

590

C.

Taureau (cupola).

480

1

120

K.

Tigre.

530

2

—

Batteries flottantes :—

L.

Arrogante

120

6

200

T.

Devastation.

150

18

282

C.

Emlrascade.

120

4

200

c.

Foudroyante.

150

18

282

L.

Implacable.

120

6

200

L.

Impregnable.

120

4

200

T.

Lave

150

18

282

L.

Opiniatre

120

6

200

K.

Paixhans

150

10

212

K.

Palestro

150

10

212

K.

Peiho.

150

10

212

C.

Protectrice

120

4

200

L.

Befuge.

120

4

200

K.

Saigon.

150

10

212

T.

Tonnante

150

18

282

Batteries flottantes cUmontables : —

T.

Numero I..

24

2

—

T.

II. •

24

2

—

T.

„ III. .

24

2

—

T.

„ IV. .

24

2

—

T.

V..

24

2

—

T.

>. vi. .

40

2

—

T.

„ VII. .

40

2

—

T.

„ VIII. .

40

2

—

T.

„ IX. .

40

2

—

T.

X..

40

2

—

T.

„ XI. .

40

2

—

To

tal

28,150

672

—

The most remarkable among the above iron-clads are the Magenta, Solferino, Couronne, Normandie, Invincible, and the cupola ship Taureau. The Magenta and Solferino are twin ships, having been built on the same lines at Lorient, where they were launched in 1861. They both have wooden hulls, with plates varying from 11 to 12 centimetres (4 to 4^ inches)in thickness. Their length is 8Q metres ; breadth, 17 m. 30 c, and their armament consists of rifled breech- loading guns of the calibre 30 (corresponding to the Armstrong