British Ironclads 1860-75: HMS Warrior and the Royal Navy's 'Black Battlefleet'

by Angus Konstam

In November 1859, the French warship La Gloire was launched. She was the world's first seagoing ironclad--a warship built from wood, but whose hull was clad in a protective layer of iron plate. Britain, not to be outdone, launched her own ironclad the following year--HMS Warrior--which, when she entered service, became the most powerful warship in the world.

Just like the Dreadnought half a century later, this ship changed...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472826892
• ISBN13: 9781472826893
• Release Date: September 2018
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 7.1" x 9.5"