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| '''''Tonnerre''''' was the ] of a ] of two ] ]s built for the ] ({{lang|fr|Marine Nationale}}) in the 1870s. Armed with a main armament of two {{cvt|274.4|mm|1}}/19.75 Modèle 1875 guns mounted in a single ] that had armor {{cvt|300|mm|in|0}} thick, the ship was ] in 1875, the vessel was originally ] into ] at ]. Between 1884 and 1885, the ship served in the Evolution Squadron ({{lang|fr|Escadre d'Evolutions}}) but joined the Northern Squadron ({{lang|fr| Esadre du Nord}}) in 1891. As part of a ] in 1893, the vessel participated in the successful defence of ] against a superior force. As French naval doctrine moved from a fleet of smaller coastal defense ships to larger ocean-going ], the ship ''Tonnerre'' had an uneventful career. | '''''Tonnerre''''' was the ] of a ] of two ] ]s built for the ] ({{lang|fr|Marine Nationale}}) in the 1870s. Armed with a main armament of two {{cvt|274.4|mm|1}}/19.75 Modèle 1875 guns mounted in a single ] that had armor {{cvt|300|mm|in|0}} thick, the ship was ] in 1875, the vessel was originally ] into ] at ]. Between 1884 and 1885, the ship served in the Evolution Squadron ({{lang|fr|Escadre d'Evolutions}}) but joined the Northern Squadron ({{lang|fr| Esadre du Nord}}) in 1891. As part of a ] in 1893, the vessel participated in the successful defence of ] against a superior force. As French naval doctrine moved from a fleet of smaller coastal defense ships to larger ocean-going ], the ship ''Tonnerre'' had an uneventful career. | ||
| ==Citations== | |||
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| * {{cite journal | editor-last=Brassey | editor-first=Thomas | title=Part II: British and Foreign Armoured and Unarmoured Ships | journal=The Naval Annual 1897 | year=1897 | location=Portsmouth | publisher=J. Griffin & Co. | pages=227–335 | oclc=1342523853 | editor-link=Thomas Brassey, 1st Earl Brassey}} | |||
| *{{cite book | last=Campbell | first=N. J. M. | chapter=France | title=Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905 | editor1-last=Chesneau | editor1-first=Roger | editor2-last=Kolesnik | editor2-first=Eugene M. | publisher=Conway Maritime Press | location=Greenwich, UK | year=1979 | isbn= 978-0-85177-133-5 | name-list-style=amp | url-access=registration | url=https://archive.org/details/conwaysallworlds0000unse_l2e2 | pages=282–333}} | |||
| * {{cite book | last=King | first=J. W. | title=The War-ships and Navies of the World | location=Boston | publisher=A. Williams and Company | year=1881 | url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_War_ships_and_Navies_of_the_World/9v8_AAAAYAAJ}} | |||
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Tonnerre was the lead ship of a class of two coastal defense breastwork monitors built for the French Navy (Marine Nationale) in the 1870s. Armed with a main armament of two 274.4 mm (10.8 in)/19.75 Modèle 1875 guns mounted in a single turret that had armor 300 mm (12 in) thick, the ship was Launched in 1875, the vessel was originally commissioned into reserve at Brest. Between 1884 and 1885, the ship served in the Evolution Squadron (Escadre d'Evolutions) but joined the Northern Squadron (Esadre du Nord) in 1891. As part of a naval exercise in 1893, the vessel participated in the successful defence of Cherbourg against a superior force. As French naval doctrine moved from a fleet of smaller coastal defense ships to larger ocean-going battleships, the ship Tonnerre had an uneventful career.
Citations
Bibliography
- Brassey, Thomas, ed. (1897). "Part II: British and Foreign Armoured and Unarmoured Ships". The Naval Annual 1897. Portsmouth: J. Griffin & Co.: 227–335. OCLC 1342523853.
- Campbell, N. J. M. (1979). "France". In Chesneau, Roger & Kolesnik, Eugene M. (eds.). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. Greenwich, UK: Conway Maritime Press. pp. 282–333. ISBN 978-0-85177-133-5.
- King, J. W. (1881). The War-ships and Navies of the World. Boston: A. Williams and Company.