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This is a list of ironclads of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom. An ironclad was a steam-propelled warship in the early part of the second half of the 19th century, protected by iron or steel armour plates. The term battleship was not used by the Admiralty until the early 1880s [citation needed], with the construction of the Colossus class ...
The list is arranged alphabetically by country. The initial dates of the boats correspond to the launch time, followed by a separation that indicates their retirement or final date. The list includes ironclads of two different categories or roles, oceanic and coastal (the latter may be floating batteries, monitors and coastal defence ships).
The proliferation of ironclad battleship designs came to an end in the 1890s as navies reached a consensus on the design of battleships, producing the type known as the pre-dreadnought. These ships are sometimes covered in treatments of the ironclad warship.
The list of battleships includes all battleships built between 1859 and 1946, listed alphabetically. The boundary between ironclads and the first battleships, the so-called ' pre-dreadnought battleship ', is not obvious, as the characteristics of the pre-dreadnought evolved in the period from 1875 to 1895.
For the list of all the countries that had ironclads in their navies, see List of ironclads. Pages in category "Lists of ironclad warships" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
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Pages in category "Ironclad warships of the Union Navy" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Small battleships based on the Amiral Baudin, and intended for operating in the Baltic in case of war with Germany. [3] The British sometimes considered these to be sea-going battleships, [5] and sometimes coastal service warships. [2] Caïman (1885) – BU 1927. [1] Indomptable (1883) – BU 1927. [1] Requin (1885) – stricken 1920. [1]