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Saturday, 10 June 2017

French coastal defence ship Tonnerre to be used as target according to the Dutch magazine Marineblad dated 1907-1908 dated no.5

An item reported that the French coastal defence ship Tonnerre while lying anchored in the end of May was used as gun practicing target for the North Sea squadron. (1)

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1. Laid down by Arsenal de Lorient, France in October 1873, launched in September 1875, completed in 1879 and stricken in 1905. Breastwork monitor. Sister ship Fulminante