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French battleship Neptune (1887)
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The Neptune was an ironclad battleship of the French Navy
French Navy
The French Navy, officially the Marine nationale and often called La Royale is the maritime arm of the French military. It includes a full range of fighting vessels, from patrol boats to a nuclear powered aircraft carrier and 10 nuclear-powered submarines, four of which are capable of launching...
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She served in the Mediterranean squadron until 1898, when she was used as a school ship, and as a hulk from February 1908.
She was eventually sunk as target off Cherbourg.