First use of Ironclad Warships.- Battle of Kinburn,
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First use of Ironclad Warships.- Battle of Kinburn, manuscript pen and ink plan of the battle, small tears starting along folds, folds, slightly foxed, 200 x 240mm., n.d. [1855].
⁂ The Battle of Kinburn was a land and sea engagement in which French ironclad warships attacked and destroyed coastal fortifications on the Kinburn peninsula. This convinced contemporary navies to abandon wooden ships and to start armour plating their vessels.
⁂ The Battle of Kinburn was a land and sea engagement in which French ironclad warships attacked and destroyed coastal fortifications on the Kinburn peninsula. This convinced contemporary navies to abandon wooden ships and to start armour plating their vessels.
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