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NH 74858 MARCEAU (French Battleship, 1887-1922)

MARCEAU (French Battleship, 1887-1922)
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Title: MARCEAU (French Battleship, 1887-1922)
Caption: Photographed during launch 24 May 1887 at the Forges et chantiers de la Mediteranee yard in la Seyne, France. Note the indentation in the hull along the waterline where armor plate had yet to be fitted. A smokestack for another ship is lashed aboard a lighter in the foreground.
Description: Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation, Washington DC
Catalog #: NH 74858
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
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Original Date: Tue, May 24, 1887
After this Year: 1880
Before this Year: 1889
Original Medium: BW Photo
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