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GLOIRE French Ironclad ship
The world's first iron
warship, the Gloire ("Glory"), was launched in 1859. Gloire
was built of oak and had a belt of iron armor of about
4.5 inches thick. Backed with 17" of timber, the ship
resisted hits by the experimental shooting of the
strongest guns of the time (the French 50-pounder and
the British 68-pounder) at full charge, at a distance of
65 ft.
Gloire was was developed after the Crimean War, in
response to new developments of naval gun technology,
especially the Paixhans guns and rifled guns, which used
explosive shells with increased destructive power
against wooden ships, and after the development of the
ironclad floating batteries built by the British and
French for the bombardment of Russian forts during the
Crimean War.
Displacing 5,617 tons, Gloire carried 36 66-pounder guns of a new design which
were breech-loading with rifled barrels and fired
shells.
A frigate of the French Navy, Gloire was the first truly seagoing
ironclad warship in the world, making her appearance a
year before the British Warrior. She had, as in all
warships of this period, a full rig of mast and sails,
with steam propulsion which gave her a speed of 13.5
knots. The original rigging was a light barquentine
rig providing 1,096 sq. m (11,800 sq. ft) of surface
area. This was later increased to a full rig providing
2,508 sq. m (27,000 sq. ft) of surface.
Gloire rendered
obsolete traditional unarmored wooden ships-of-the-line,
and all major navies soon began to build ironclads of
their own.
This primarily wood model
of the Gloire is 31" long (1/100 scale) $3,270.
Shipping and insurance in the US are included. Other
countries: $400 flat rate.
We require only a small
commitment deposit
$900. The
remaining balance won't be due until the model is
completed, in less than 6 months.
Learn more about the
Gloire ironclad here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_ironclad_Gloire
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