NAVY.
71
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
