French ironclad Redoutable
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Template:Infobox ship imageTemplate:Infobox ship careerTemplate:Infobox ship characteristicsRedoutable 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.[1] She was preceded by the Colbert-class ironclads and was succeeded by Dévastation-class.
Compared to iron, steel allowed for greater structural strength for a lower weight. France was the first country to manufacture steel in large quantitiesScript error: No such module "Unsubst"., using the Siemens process. At that time, steel plates still had some defects, and the outer bottom plating of the ship was made of wrought iron.
All-steel warships were later built by the Royal Navy, with the dispatch vessels Iris and Mercury, laid down in 1875–1876.
Construction
Contemporary description in Scientific American
Crew
Full complement: 30 officers + 679 ratings.[2]
Trials or 1st category reserve: 8 officers + 371 ratings.[2]
2nd category reserve: 5 officers + 139 ratings.[2]
3rd category reserve: 0 officers + 27 ratings.[2]
Service
Redoutable formed part of the French Mediterranean squadron.
Redoutable was present during the negotiation of the Boxer Protocol, a treaty signed on 7 September 1901 with China.
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Redoutable in dry dock
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Redoutable in Brest, 1882
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Barbette of the Redoutable, around 1890(?)
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Barbette of the Redoutable
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Original configuration
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Dismantling of Redoutable in Toulon, 1912
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References
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In pop culture
- The_Rebel_(2007_film) - shown in a postcard early in the film
External links
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