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French ironclad Redoutable

Ship
Redoutable was a central battery and barbette ship of the French Navy. She was the first warship in the world to use steel as the principal building material. She was preceded by the Colbert-class ironclads and was succeeded by Dévastation-class. Wikipedia
Builder: Naval Group
Launched: September 18, 1876
Construction started: December 1872
Armament: : 7 × 27cm Model 1875; 6 × 14cm Model 1870; 1 × 47mm; 12 × 37mm Hotchkiss revolving cannons; 4 × torpedo launchers;
Fate: : Sold 17 August 1911 for 100,000 francs. 1912 broken up at Saigon. Sold for demolition at Saigon 1913;
Speed: 14.5 knots (26.9 km/h; 16.7 mph) max speed on trials