Note 168 — Chapter X · THE IRONCLAD
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In parenthesis, for she is of no special interest as a type, we may note here the Temeraire, built at Chatham and completed in 1877: a compromise between the central-battery and the turret ship. Generally like the Alexandra in disposition of armament, she carried in addition, in order to give all-round fire, two open barbettes, one at each end of the upper deck, each containing a 25-ton gun hydraulically operated.