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Amiral Baudin-class Ironclad
The ''Amiral Baudin'' class was a type of ironclad warship, ironclad barbette ship of the French Navy built in the late 1870s and late 1880s. The Ship class, class comprised two ships: and . After the Italian Navy began building a series of very large ironclads in the mid-1870s, public pressure on the French naval command to respond in kind prompted the design for the ''Amiral Baudin'' class. New, very large guns were developed to counter the weapons carried by the Italian ships; ''Amiral Baudin'' and ''Formidable'' were equipped with a main battery of three guns in three open barbettes, all on the centerline (nautical), centerline. Begun in 1879, work on the ships proceeded slowly and they were not finished until 1888–1889, shortly before the first pre-dreadnought battleships began to be built, which rendered older ironclads like the ''Amiral Baudin'' class obsolete. ''Amiral Baudin'' and ''Formidable'' served with the Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean (France), Mediterranea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbette Ship
Barbettes are several types of gun emplacement in terrestrial fortifications or on naval ships. In recent naval usage, a barbette is a protective circular armour support for a heavy gun turret. This evolved from earlier forms of gun protection that eventually led to the pre-dreadnought. The name ''barbette'' ultimately comes from fortification - it originally meant a raised platform or mound, as in the French phrase ''en barbette'', which refers to the practice of firing a cannon over a parapet rather than through an embrasure in a fortification's casemate. The former gives better angles of fire but less protection than the latter. The disappearing gun was a variation on the barbette gun; it consisted of a heavy gun on a carriage that would retract behind a parapet or into a gunpit for reloading. Barbettes were primarily used in coastal defences, but saw some use in a handful of warships, and some inland fortifications. The term is also used for certain aircraft gun mounts. Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
